Welcome to Champ ...

Champ is located in Audrain County<1>.

The location of Champ has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Champ, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Champ is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Champ lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Champ lies within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Champ ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Champ: This one is located in Audrain County and the other is located in Saint Louis County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 5 communities that are also named Champ - they are located in Maryland, Oregon, Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Champ.

Communities near Champ ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Champ.

• Fulton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Mexico
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mexico is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>
• Centralia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <4>
• Hallsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hallsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <4>
• Wellsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
• Auxvasse
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxvasse
  • Auxvasse is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auxvasse <4>
• Laddonia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laddonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddonia
  • Laddonia is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laddonia <4>
• Martinsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
• Rush Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
  • Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
• Kingdom City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingdom City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom City
  • Kingdom City is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingdom City <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Champ. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Champ.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Champ. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Champ.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Champ. See our Newspapers Page for Champ.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Champ ...

Looking for more information about Champ? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Champ, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Champ.

Adding Champ to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Champ in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Champ was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Champ post office opened in 1894.

We also found Champ on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Champ.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Champ. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Audrain County: www.audrain-county.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/