Welcome to Climax ...

Climax is located in Morrow 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 1881.

Climax is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Climax: (419) & (567)<4>

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), Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, 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.

• Marion
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
• Bucyrus
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
  • Bucyrus is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucyrus <5>
• Galion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galion
  • Galion is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galion <5>
• Ontario
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <5>
• Lexington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Crestline
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
  • Crestline is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestline <5>
• Mount Gilead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
  • Mount Gilead is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gilead <5>
• Cardington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardington
  • Cardington is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardington <5>
• Bellville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Bellville has also been known as:
  • McClures Settlement
  • McClure
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <5>
• Ashley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
  • Ashley is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <5>

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 1881.

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 Ohio: https://ohio.gov/