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Welcome to Champion ...

Champion is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Champion is located in Nolan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Champion, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Champion is 2,320 feet [707 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Champion is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Champion lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Champion: 325

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, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2) 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.

  • Sweetwater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Colorado City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Roscoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Loraine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wastella ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Wastella is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wastella
  • Avenger Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Avenger Village is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenger Village
  • Maryneal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Buford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Buford is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Claytonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Claytonville is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
  • Capitola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Capitola is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola

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 1907. The Champion post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Champion.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Nolan, 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/