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 Crossroad (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 Crossroad. 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 Crossroad ...
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 Crossroad: Champion Xrd.
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 hospitals and doctors 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 Crossroad is located in Harris County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Harris County: Chambers (AL), Lee (AL), Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot & Troup.
Below are the counties that are near Champion Crossroad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Champion Crossroad:
- Harris County (The home county of Champion Crossroad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion Crossroad, with the one closest to Champion Crossroad listed first.
- Mountainbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
- Pine Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Mountain Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Mountain Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Cataula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waverly Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ellerslie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion Crossroad, with the one closest to Champion Crossroad listed first.
- Grantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bexton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Smith City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Moreland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion Crossroad, with the one closest to Champion Crossroad listed first.
- Corinth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Houston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Glenn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- Juniper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Juniper is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion Crossroad, with the one closest to Champion Crossroad listed first.
- Warm Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Harris City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Betts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Betts is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
- Estimated population in 2019: 373 people
- Woodbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carrolls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
- Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
- Edman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edman is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
- Lone Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Gay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Muscogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion Crossroad, with the one closest to Champion Crossroad listed first.
- Fortson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Midland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Twin Chapel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
- Glenns
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glenns is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
- Lincoln Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
- Upatoi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Maridale Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
- Bibb City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bibb City is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
- Branton Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
- City Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- City Village is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- East Edgewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Edgewood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgewood
- Estimated population in 2019: 569 people
- Hilton Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hilton Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 324 people
- Wynnton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wynnton is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion Crossroad, with the one closest to Champion Crossroad listed first.
- Lawrences Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
- Molena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion Crossroad, with the one closest to Champion Crossroad listed first.
- Flint Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Belleview
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Belleview is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Woodland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Talbotton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Box Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Geneva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion Crossroad, with the one closest to Champion Crossroad listed first.
- Pioneer Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Mountville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- LaGrange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Louise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Whitfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Rockwell Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- North West Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North West Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
- Sassafrass Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- West Lake Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sunny Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Asta Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Brays Lakeview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Upson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion Crossroad, with the one closest to Champion Crossroad listed first.
- Barker Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barker Spring is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
- Sunset Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sunset Village is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Hannahs Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion Crossroad, with the one closest to Champion Crossroad listed first.
- River View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- River View is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Eady City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Osanippa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Lanett
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Plant City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Huguley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Evansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Cusseta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fredonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Five Points
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Lee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion Crossroad, with the one closest to Champion Crossroad listed first.
- Blanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Bleecker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Smith's Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prince Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Russell County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion Crossroad, with the one closest to Champion Crossroad listed first.
- Phenix City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fontaine Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
- Ladonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Champion Crossroad, see our County-by-County Page for Champion Crossroad.
Cemeteries Near Champion Crossroad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Champion Crossroad.
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 Crossroad - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Champion Crossroad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Champion Crossroad, with the one closest to Champion Crossroad listed first.
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pine Mtn. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Geter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roosevelt Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (424 more) ...
- Spring Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Champion Crossroad in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Champion Crossroad.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Champion Crossroad, with the one closest to Champion Crossroad listed first.
- Wisdoms Store ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wisdoms Store is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdoms Store
- Hamilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Troup Factory ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Troup Factory is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup Factory
- Whitesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitesville is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Kingsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kingsboro is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsboro
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Warm Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Bayard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bayard is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Mountville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harris City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mulberry Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mulberry Grove is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
- Cataula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waverly Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Champion Crossroad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Champion Crossroad.
Newspapers Published in Champion Crossroad ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Champion Crossroad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Champion Crossroad, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Champion Crossroad.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Crossroad:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coweta County
- Heard County
- Marion County
- Meriwether County
- Muscogee County
- Pike County
- Talbot County
- Troup County
- Upson County
- Chambers County
- Lee County
- Russell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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> | 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 Crossroad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Champion Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |