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Welcome to Champwood ...

Champwood is located in Mineral County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Champwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Champwood is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Champwood: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Champwood ...

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

  • Cumberland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Frostburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Keyser
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Westernport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Romney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
    • Romney is located in Hampshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <4>
  • Lonaconing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Carpendale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
    • Carpendale is located in Mineral County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Piedmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ridgeley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Barton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 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 Champwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Champwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Champwood ...

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

Adding Champwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Champwood 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 for Champwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Champwood post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Champwood.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Champwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mineral County: www.mineralcountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Mineral, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Champwood - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Champwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Champwood 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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