Childs
Childs is a hamlet in Richland County, South Carolina. Childs is situated nearby to the hamlet Sims, as well as near Heritage Woods.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hammond School and Jim Hamilton–L.B. Owens Airport.
Hammond School
School
Photo: Jeanmorrisf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hammond School, originally James H. Hammond Academy, is a pre-K through 12 private school in Columbia, South Carolina, with 1008 total students as of 2025.The school was founded in 1966 as a segregation academy.
Jim Hamilton–L.B. Owens Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Jim Hamilton–L.B. Owens Airport, known locally as Owens Field, is a county-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles south of the central business district of Columbia, in Richland County, South Carolina, United States. Jim Hamilton–L.B. Owens Airport is situated 2½ miles northwest of Childs.
William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Hospital
Photo: Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center is a historic hospital complex and national historic district located at Columbia, South Carolina. William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center is situated 1½ miles north of Childs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Five Points and Forest Acres.
Five Points
Suburb
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Five Points in Columbia, South Carolina is a shopping, restaurant, and nightlife area that attracts customers from the nearby University of South Carolina and the Columbia metropolitan area. Five Points is situated 4½ miles northwest of Childs.
Forest Acres
Village
Columbia
Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Columbia is the capital city and second largest city in South Carolina. It is home to the main campus of the University of South Carolina, and to the Army's Fort Jackson.
Childs
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Richland County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.95127° or 33° 57′ 5″ northLongitude
-80.96092° or 80° 57′ 39″ westElevation
167 feet (51 metres)Open location code
865XX22Q+GJOpenStreetMap ID
node 153829793OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4574603
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