Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Champion is located in Trumbull County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Trumbull County: Ashtabula, Geauga, Mahoning, Portage, Crawford (PA) & Mercer (PA).
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:
- Trumbull County (The home county of Champion)
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Wildare
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wildare is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
- Leavittsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Austin Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilhelm Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilhelm Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhelm Corner
- Delightful
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Cortland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bristolville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Howland Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howland Center is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Center
- Rays Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rays Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- Lordstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Bolindale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Colebrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Orwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stanhope
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Dodgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Wick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- West Williamsfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Hartsgrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- New Lyme
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- Rome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Roaming Shores
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- Simons
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- West Andover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Andover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Columbiana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leetonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Chagrin Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bentleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Parkman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Burton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Auburn Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- East Claridon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Aquilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Montville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Yates Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Bainbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Russell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Chardon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Mineral Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Austintown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Austintown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Craig Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Perkins Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Cornersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Youngstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Canfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Campbell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boardman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Windham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Garrettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wayland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Drakesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Hiram
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Diamond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Keans ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Augerburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Mantua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Limaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Alliance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Reminderville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Twinsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Turner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Pymatuning South
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turnersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Westford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Pymatuning Central
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Espyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Hartstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- New Bedford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Pulaski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Robinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Hillsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Nashua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Bessemer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Wilmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Clark
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grove City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Farrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sharpsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wheatland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Middlesex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shenango
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Osgood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- York County (PA)
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
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.
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Champion Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McMurray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Delightful Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bazetta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- All Souls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leavittsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ewalt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reform Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (412 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maltby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Champion had a population of 172 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- State Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- State Road is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road
- Leavittsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wildare
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wildare is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
- Delightful
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Southington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cortland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spokane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spokane is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
- Bristolville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Phalanx
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Braceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Braceville is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lordstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- West Mecca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Mecca is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mecca
- Oakfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakfield is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
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 90 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 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Trumbull County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Cuyahoga County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Champion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |