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Welcome to Champion Hill ...

Champion Hill is located in Hinds County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Champion Hill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Champion Hill is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Champion Hill: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Champion Hill ...

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

  • Clinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Vicksburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Byram
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Raymond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Flora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Flora is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <4>
  • Edwards
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Utica
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bolton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bolton is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Learned
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Brownsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownsville is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville

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 Champion Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Champion Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Champion Hill. 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 Champion Hill.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Champion Hill ...

Looking for more information about Champion Hill? 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 Champion Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Champion Hill.

Adding Champion Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Champion Hill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Champion Hill was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Champion Hill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Hinds, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Champion Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Champion Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Champion Hill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.