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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Climax had a population of 369 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Climax had a population of 780 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.

  • West Leroy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Leroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
    • West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to West Leroy
    • From Climax to West Leroy
  • Scotts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
    • Scotts is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts <4>
  • Sonoma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sonoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
    • Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sonoma
    • From Climax to Sonoma
  • Galesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
    • Pine Creek is located in Calhoun County
  • Pavilion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pavilion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion
    • Pavilion is located in Kalamazoo County
  • East Leroy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Leroy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
    • East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
  • Joppa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Battle Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Comstock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
    • Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Yorkville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yorkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Yorkville
    • From Climax to Yorkville
  • Athens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Athens is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
  • Richland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Richland is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <4>
  • Vicksburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Factoryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Factoryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
    • Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Factoryville
    • From Climax to Factoryville
  • Bedford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
    • Bedford is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
  • Portage
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Richland Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Junction
    • Richland Junction is located in Kalamazoo County
  • East Cooper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Cooper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
    • East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to East Cooper
    • From Climax to East Cooper
  • Kalamazoo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Leonidas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Ceresco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceresco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
    • Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
  • Cressey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cressey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cressey
    • Cressey is located in Barry County
  • Hickory Corners
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

The official website for Kalamazoo County: www.kalcounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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