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 Mill (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 Mill. 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.
Name Variations for Champion Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Champion Mill: Champion Ml. (or less commonly used: Champion Mll.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Mill is located in Lake County.
To see how the shape of Colorado's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lake County: Chaffee, Eagle, Park, Pitkin & Summit.
Below are the counties that are near Champion Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Champion Mill:
- Lake County (The home county of Champion Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion Mill, with the one closest to Champion Mill listed first.
- Twin Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Malta ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Malta is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Leadville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Low Pass ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Low Pass is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
- Oro City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oro City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
- Climax ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Chaffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion Mill, with the one closest to Champion Mill listed first.
- Winfield ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Winfield is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Banker Mine ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Banker Mine is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Mine
- Vicksburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vicksburg is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
- Vicksburg has also been known as:
- Vicksburg Mining Camp
- Granite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Pine Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Americus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Americus is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Buena Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Eagle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion Mill, with the one closest to Champion Mill listed first.
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
- Troutville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Troutville is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Mitchell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Camp Hale ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Hale is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
- Pando ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pando is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pando
- Ruedi ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ruedi is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruedi
- Red Cliff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gilman ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gilman is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Astor City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Astor City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor City
- Gunnison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion Mill, with the one closest to Champion Mill listed first.
- Pieplant ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pieplant is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pieplant
- Pieplant has also been known as:
- Pie Plant
- Pieplant Mill
- Abbeyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Abbeyville is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Former name for Abbeyville:
- Hillerton
- Tincup
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tincup is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup
- Gothic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gothic is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothic
- Mount Crested Butte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Crested Butte is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crested Butte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Park County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion Mill, with the one closest to Champion Mill listed first.
- Horseshoe ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
- Park City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Park City is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Alma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alma Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alma Junction is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
- Fairplay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pitkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion Mill, with the one closest to Champion Mill listed first.
- Independence ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence has also been known as:
- Chipeta
- Farwell
- Hunter's Pass
- Mammoth City
- Mount Hope
- Sparkill
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Lenado ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lenado is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
- Norrie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norrie is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Biglow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Biglow is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglow
- Ashcroft ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Former names for Ashcroft:
- Castle Forks City
- Chloride
- Aspen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Thomasville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Meredith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woody Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Snowmass Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Snowmass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion Mill, with the one closest to Champion Mill listed first.
- Kokomo ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kokomo is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Mayflower Gulch ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayflower Gulch is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Gulch
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Champion Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Champion Mill.
Cemeteries Near Champion Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Champion Mill.
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 Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Champion Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Champion Mill, with the one closest to Champion Mill listed first.
- Windfield Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leadville City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Holy Cross Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57530 <2>
- Granite Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57260 <2>
- Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville Hebrew Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Leadville.
- The Leadville Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hebrew Cemetery of Leadville
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209837 <2>
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aspen Grove Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ute Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gold Park Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Red Butte Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Park City Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buckskin Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dudley Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Champion Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Champion Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Champion Mill, with the one closest to Champion Mill listed first.
- Twin Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Malta ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Malta is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Winfield ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Winfield is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Nast
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nast is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nast
- Leadville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Granite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oro City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oro City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
- Norrie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norrie is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
- Lenado ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lenado is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
- Ashcroft ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Former names for Ashcroft:
- Castle Forks City
- Chloride
- Aspen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Thomasville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pine Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Birdseye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Birdseye is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Champion Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Champion Mill.
Newspapers Published in Champion Mill ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Champion Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Champion Mill, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Champion Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Mill:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chaffee County
- Eagle County
- Gunnison County
- Park County
- Pitkin County
- Summit County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Champion Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |