Welcome to Champion ...
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.
Champion would have been located within present day Deer Lodge County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Champion, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Champion is 6,380 feet [1,945 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Champion is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Champion was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Champion was located: 406
Communities Also Named Champion ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Champion - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas (2), California, Indiana (2), Michigan, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), Texas and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Champion.
Communities near Champion ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Champion.
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
- Deer Lodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Deer Lodge is located in Powell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Lodge <6>
- Walkerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
- Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkerville <6>
- Emery ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Warm Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
- Elk Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - North Walkerville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Walkerville
- North Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
- Gregson ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
- Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
- Mine Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mine Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Creek
- Mine Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
- Basin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
- Basin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basin <6>
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Champion.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Champion. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Champion. See our Newspapers Page for Champion.
Adding Champion to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Champion 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 for Champion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Champion post office opened in 1889.
We also found Champion in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Champion.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Deer Lodge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Champion - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |