Welcome to Champion ...

Champion is located in Brown County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Champion, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Champion is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Champion: 920 & 274<3>

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 Texas.

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.

• Green Bay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Bay is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
• De Pere
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • De Pere is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
• Howard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Howard is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
• Ashwaubenon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
• Bellevue
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellevue is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
• Allouez
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Allouez is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
• Suamico
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Suamico is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
• Hobart
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hobart is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
• Algoma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
• Kewaunee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people

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.

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 1892. The Champion post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Champion.