Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Champion (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Champion. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Champion is located in Blount County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blount County: Cullman, Etowah, Jefferson, Marshall, Saint Clair, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Champion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Champion:
- Blount County (The home county of Champion)
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Oneonta
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hoods Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Taits Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Highland Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Rosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosa is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Appalachian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Allgood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allgood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Straight Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Bird ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Fridays Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deavers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deavers is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavers
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Southside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cochran Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Macon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Ohatchee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Grayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Baileytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Holly Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hanceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- White City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Baileyton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Black Bottom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Damascus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Joppa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Nix ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Altoona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Howelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Ivalee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Benson ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Egypt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Attalla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greer ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Ayres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Masseyline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Village Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Palmerdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Clay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Trafford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crosston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crosston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
- Pinson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Breakstone Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Chalkville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Douglas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Whitesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Horton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Hyatt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Askea Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Street ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Boaz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Albertville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Hulaco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Whitney Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Springville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Ashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steele
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Argo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Branchville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Odenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Margaret
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Turnbough Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Wattsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Acmar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Shelby County
- Dunnavant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Colony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Lincoln
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Champion, see our County-by-County Page for Champion.
Cemeteries Near Champion ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Champion.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Champion - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Champion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Antioch Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Oneonta.
- The Antioch Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glover Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1995274 <3>
- Valley View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clements Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Daileys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mauldin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bynum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Painter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chitwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (356 more) ...
- Blackwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crump Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Champion had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Oneonta
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chepultepec
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chepultepec is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepultepec
- Bird ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Little Warrior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Viola ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Viola is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Nix ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Caldwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Whitney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wynnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Clarence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Adville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Champion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Champion.
Newspapers Published in Champion ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Champion.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Champion, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Champion.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Champion:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Talladega County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Champion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Champion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |