Welcome to Climax ...

The city of Climax is located in Greenwood County<1>.

The location of Climax has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Climax, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Climax: Named after Climax, Michigan (MI).

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Climax has a population of 65 people<3> (see below for details).

Climax is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Climax lies within the (620) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Climax had an population of 65 people. This is a decrease of 9.72% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Climax had a population of 72 people. This makes Climax the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 72 people, the population of Climax increased 12.5% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 64 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Climax.

Communities Also Named Climax ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Climax - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Iowa (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Texas (2), Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Climax ...

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

• Eureka
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <5>
• Howard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Howard is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
  • Former name for Howard:
  • Howard City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <5>
• Toronto
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • Toronto is located in Woodson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <5>
• Hamilton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <5>
• Severy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
  • Severy is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
• Fall River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Fall River is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <5>
• New Albany
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
• Coyville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
  • Coyville is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
• Piedmont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <5>
• Neal
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
  • Neal is located in Greenwood County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Climax ...

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

Adding Climax to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Climax post office opened in 1872.

We also found Climax in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Climax.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/