Welcome to Climax ...

Climax is located

Climax is located in Collin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Climax, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Climax is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Climax ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Climax: This one is located in Collin County and the other is located in Nacogdoches County.

Beyond Texas, 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, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Saskatchewan, South Carolina, 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.

• Plano
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
  • Plano is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <4>
• McKinney
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
  • McKinney is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKinney <4>
• Allen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <4>
• Wylie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
  • Wylie is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <4>
• Rockwall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall
  • Rockwall is located in Rockwall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwall <4>
• Prosper
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
  • Prosper is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosper <4>
• Sachse
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sachse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachse
  • Sachse is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sachse <4>
• Murphy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Murphy is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <4>
• Fate
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
  • Fate is located in Rockwall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <4>
• Anna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Anna is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <4>

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.<5>

From that list, the Climax post office opened in 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 Collin County: www.co.collin.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/