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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Champion. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Champion to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Champion, please Contact Us.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Champion is historic, it would have been located within present day Deer Lodge County.
To see how the shape of Montana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Deer Lodge County: Beaverhead, Granite, Jefferson, Powell, Ravalli & Silver Bow.
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:
- Deer Lodge County (The home county of Champion)
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Warm Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Gregson ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
- Mine Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mine Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Creek
- Anaconda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
- Sunnyside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Stump Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stump Town is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
- French Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- French Town is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Cable City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cable City is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable City
- Southern Cross ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Southern Cross is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Cross
- Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Granite County
- Granite ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Granite is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Elk Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
- Bernice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bernice is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Basin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Comet ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Comet has also been known as:
- High Ore
- Boulder
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jefferson City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pipestone Hot Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs
- Pipestone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pipestone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
- Lewis and Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Rimini ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
- Frontier Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Emery ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Emery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Deer Lodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Avon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Phosphate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Phosphate is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phosphate
- Wall City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wall City is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall City
- Goldcreek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blossburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blossburg is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
- Silver Bow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- North Walkerville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Walkerville
- Walkerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Butte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ramsay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Fairmont Hot Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmont Hot Springs is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Hot Springs
- Fairmont Hot Springs has also been known as:
- Gregson Fairmont Hot Springs
- Gregson Hot Springs
- Gregson Springs
- Gregson
- Janney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Janney is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Butte - Silver Bow
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
- Highland City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
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.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anaconda Catholic Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Anaconda.
- The Sunset Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Sunset Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21134 <4>
- Norton Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the B'nai Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
- The B'nai Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bnai Israel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20750 <4>
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Moriah Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21007 <4>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21101 <4>
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Hill Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Hill Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- New Hill Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Butte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21010 <4>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
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.
Champion itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Racetrack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Racetrack is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racetrack
- Warm Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Elk Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
- Stuart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stuart is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
- Trask
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trask is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trask
- Bernice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bernice is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Walkerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Mill Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Gregson ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
- Rocker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rocker is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocker
- Burlington ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Silver Bow ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bow
- Butte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Butte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Butte is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Butte
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 92 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 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. 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 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:
- Websites specific to Montana
- Pages specific to Deer Lodge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Granite County
- Jefferson County
- Lewis and Clark County
- Powell County
- Silver Bow County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Montana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Champion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |