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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 Collin County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Collin County: Dallas, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt & Rockwall.
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:
- Collin County (The home county of Climax)
- The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
- Altoga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Altoga is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
- Princeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Valdasta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Valdasta is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdasta
- Lowry Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lowry Crossing is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Crossing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- Blue Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frognot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frognot is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
- Melissa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Copeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Parris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Parris is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
- Rowlett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Garland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Richardson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Sunnyvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Addison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rawlins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rawlins is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
- Trinity Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
- Denton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
- The Colony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hackberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hackberry is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
- Little Elm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Providence Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Providence Village is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
- Lakewood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Village is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
- Lincoln Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
- Trenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Leonard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orangeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Orangeville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Whitewright
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bailey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edhube
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edhube is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
- Ector
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Savoy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gober
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bonham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hail
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hail is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
- Cannon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Pilot Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Kentucky Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
- Tom Bean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Howe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Whiterock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whiterock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
- Gunter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ida
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ida is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Luella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Luella is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
- Dorchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Bells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tribune
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tribune is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
- Merit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Celeste
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Caddo Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- White Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- White Rock is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jacobia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- Union Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Wolfe City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aberfoyle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- Neylandville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
- Heath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Poetry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
- Fate
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mobile City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rockwall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blackland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- McLendon - Chisholm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
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.
- Van Winkle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Van Winkle Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Princeton.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Verona Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rike Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Altoga Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Housten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milligan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Backbone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farmersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tatum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (272 more) ...
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Liberty Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Farmersville.
- The Old Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4825 <3>
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilson Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
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.
- Princeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Verona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Verona is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Altoga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Altoga is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
- Farmersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fayburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fayburg is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayburg
- Blue Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Copeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Melissa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Merit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lucas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- McKinney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pike
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pike is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Anna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Wylie
(12 miles [19.3 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 67 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 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. 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 start 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 Texas
- Pages specific to Collin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dallas County
- Denton County
- Fannin County
- Grayson County
- Hunt County
- Kaufman County
- Rockwall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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. |