Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Climax (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Climax. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Climax is located in Mills County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mills County: Fremont, Montgomery, Pottawattamie, Cass (NE) & Sarpy (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Climax. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Climax:
- Mills County (The home county of Climax)
- The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
- Emerson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hastings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Clark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Malvern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Silver City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Mineola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pacific City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Folsom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
- Nodaway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Strand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Lincoln Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Brooks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Carbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Iveyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Iveyville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
- Quincy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
- Griswold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Lewis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fremont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
- Imogene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Farragut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Anderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Tabor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Riverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sidney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thurman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Bartlett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- High Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- High Creek is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- McPaul
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Percival
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
- Coburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Red Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elliott
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Tenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Villisca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sciola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Grant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
- Essex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nyman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Shenandoah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tarkio City is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Yorktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Hepburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hepburn is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Coin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coin is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Clarinda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Northboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Northboro is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- College Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- College Springs is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Hawleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Blanchard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blanchard is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Pottawattamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
- Macedonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Treynor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dumfries
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
- Guss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Guss is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
- New Market
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Atchison County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
- Farmers City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
- Westboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Cass County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
- Rock Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Plattsmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Murray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mynard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mynard is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sarpy County (NE)
- La Platte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Climax, see our County-by-County Page for Climax.
Cemeteries Near Climax ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Climax.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Climax - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Climax covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
- David Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walnut Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Monroe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. John Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hadden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Essex Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hewitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- South Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plum Thicket Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Climax in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Climax.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
- Solomon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Solomon is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
- Imogene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Hawthorne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Emerson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Essex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Strahan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Strahan is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahan
- White Cloud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Cloud is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
- Nyman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Red Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hastings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Shenandoah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Climax. See our List of 1890's Communities around Climax.
Newspapers Published in Climax ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Climax.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Climax, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Climax.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Climax:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Mills County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cass County
- Fremont County
- Montgomery County
- Page County
- Pottawattamie County
- Taylor County
- Atchison County
- Cass County
- Sarpy County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Climax, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Climax) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |