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Welcome to Champ ...

Champ is located in Dinwiddie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Champ, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Champ is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Champ: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Champ ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Champ - they are located in Maryland, Missouri (2), Oregon and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Champ.

Communities near Champ ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Champ.

  • Blackstone
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenbridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lawrenceville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Alberta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Oldenplace ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
  • Borthwick ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
  • Darvills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
  • Dolphin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
  • Forkland ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Forkland is located in Nottoway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
  • Jonesboro ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro

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 Champ. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Champ.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Champ. 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 Champ.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Champ. See our Newspapers Page for Champ.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Champ ...

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

Adding Champ to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Champ in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Champ was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Champ post office opened in 1902. The Champ post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Champ.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Dinwiddie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Champ - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Champ area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Champ area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/