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 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 primarily located in Allegheny County. A portion of Champion extends into Washington County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allegheny County: Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington & Westmoreland.
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:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Champion)
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Sturgeon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Murdocksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Noblestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
- Moon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Moon Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Coraopolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Borough of Glen Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Glen Osborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Haysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Osborne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Sewickley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Bridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Gringo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- South Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Frankfort Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Harshaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Crestmont Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Comettsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Ambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Sheffield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Kendall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Aliquippa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Baden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hookstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shippingport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Fernway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Seven Fields
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Fox Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Mars
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Valencia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Callery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Zelienople
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Evans City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Watters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Watters is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watters
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Fayette County
- Belle Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- West Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Lawrence County
- Ellport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Candor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Midway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- MacDonald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burgettstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dinsmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Cross Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Woodrow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- Cokeburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Hanlin Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Houston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Canonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Shaner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Trafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Monessen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sutersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Arnold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Kensington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Parnassus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Gibsonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Larimer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Rillton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Belle Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Belle Vernon is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belle Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- East End
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Liverpool
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Calcutta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Wellsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmoor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Glasgow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- New Salisbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- East Carmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- West Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Point is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Mill Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Rogers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Toronto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Deandale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Mingo Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alikanna
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Empire
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Steubenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stratton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Georges Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Brilliant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Gould
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Island Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Sugar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Knoxville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Hooverson Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Follansbee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Shank Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Beech Bottom
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Windsor Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Weirton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Fairhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County (WV)
- Dallas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Potomac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- West Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Valley Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Point Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
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.
- Robb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #691361 <2>
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Noblestown Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell - Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (467 more) ...
- Oakdale Old German Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Old German Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakdale Old German Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Oakdale.
- The Oakdale Old German Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old German Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375402 <2>
- Holy Souls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sharon Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Champion in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Champion.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Champion, with the one closest to Champion listed first.
- Candor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Bulger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bulger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulger
- Midway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Virsoix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Virsoix is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virsoix
- Imperial
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bavington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bavington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bavington
- Primrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Primrose is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- McDonald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgeon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beechcliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beechcliff is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechcliff
- Murdocksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Moon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Dinsmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Burgettstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 48 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 12 miles [19.3 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Columbiana County
- Jefferson County
- Brooke County
- Hancock County
- Marshall County
- Ohio County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 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'. |