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Welcome to Champion ...

Champion is located in Trumbull County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Champion, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.

Champion is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Champion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Champion: This one is located in Trumbull County and the other is located in Fulton County.

Beyond Ohio, 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, New York, North Carolina, 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.

  • Youngstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Warren
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Warren is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,479 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
  • Niles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Niles is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,050 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <3>
  • Sharon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Sharon is located in Mercer County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,827 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <3>
  • Girard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hubbard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Canfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Cortland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Farrell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Farrell is located in Mercer County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,542 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farrell <3>

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 (so far) for Champion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Champion post office opened in 1850. The Champion post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Champion.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Trumbull, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Champion - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/