Welcome to Champion ...

Champion is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Champion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1804.

Champion is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Champion lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Champion is within the boundaries of the (315) area code.

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), Montana, Nebraska, 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.

• Watertown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Watertown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watertown <4>
• Lowville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
  • Lowville is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowville <4>
• Carthage
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• West Carthage
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
  • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
• Adams
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <4>
• Black River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River
  • Black River is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black River <4>
• Philadelphia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Brownville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
  • Brownville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownville <4>
• Dexter
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
• Copenhagen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
  • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Champion ...

Looking for more information about Champion? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<5>

From that list, the Champion post office opened in 1804.

We also found Champion in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Champion.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/