Welcome to Climax ...

Climax is located in Jackson 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 1891.

Climax is 3,450 feet [1,052 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Climax is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Climax lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Climax: (541) & (458)<4>

Websites for Climax ...

Junior League:   www.jlojc.com/

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, Ohio, 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.

• Medford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medford <5>
• Ashland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
• Central Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
  • Central Point is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Point <5>
• Eagle Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
  • Eagle Point is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Point <5>
• Talent
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talent
  • Talent is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talent <5>
• Phoenix
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <5>
• Jacksonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <5>
• Butte Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte Falls
  • Butte Falls is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte Falls <5>
• Brownsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
  • Brownsboro is located in Jackson County
• White City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White City <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 1891.

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 Jackson County: www.co.jackson.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/