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Champion

Ghost town · Nevada County, California

Nevada City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:24,000)
Nevada City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Champion is a ghost town in Nevada County, California. It is one of 28 former communities in Nevada County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Champion as a historical populated place on the Nevada City topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.2596° N, 121.0377° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNevada City
Elevation2,269 ft
Nearest living townNevada City, CA
Distance to it0.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1703627
Coordinates39.25962, -121.03773

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What's there now

Champion is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nevada City, CA (population 3,168), about 0.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,269 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Champion?

Champion is in Nevada County, California, at 39.2596, -121.0377.

How many ghost towns are in Nevada County?

Nevada County, California has 28 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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