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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches County: Angelina, Cherokee, Rusk, San Augustine & Shelby.

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:

  • Nacogdoches County     (The home county of Climax)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
    • Nacogdoches
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Alazan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
    • Woden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Redfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
    • Swift
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Appleby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Douglass
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Etoile
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nat
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
    • Trawick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
    • Martinsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Attoyac
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
    • Chireno
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Angelina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
    • River Crest Estates
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • River Crest Estates is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Crest Estates
    • Davisville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Davisville is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
    • Redland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Redland is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
    • Moffitt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Moffitt is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
    • Cedar Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Platt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Platt is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt
    • Central
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Central is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Clawson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Clawson is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
    • Herty
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Herty is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herty
    • Keltys
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Keltys is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
    • Durant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Durant is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
    • Woodlawn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Lufkin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Lufkin is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lufkin <1>
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
    • Wells
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Forest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Forest is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Alto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Alto is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <1>
    • Weeping Mary
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
    • Hagerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hagerville is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
    • Bluff City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bluff City is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Fog Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fog Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
    • Ratcliff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Tadmor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Tadmor is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
    • Kennard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Rusk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
    • Sulphur Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Mount Enterprise
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Concord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Concord is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • San Augustine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
    • Denning
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Denning is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
    • Broaddus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Zana ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Zana is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
  • Shelby County
    • Arcadia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Climax, with the one closest to Climax listed first.
    • Apple Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Centralia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Helmic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Helmic is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point

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.

  • Procella Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Christian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Christian Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the south of Nacogdoches.
  • King Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Arriola / Cook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arriola / Cook Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arriola / Cook Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Nacogdoches.
    • The Arriola / Cook Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Arriola Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2427562 <3>
  • Lazarine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wisner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Berry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonaldo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gravel Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fellowview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fellowview Cemetery is located between<4> the communities of Nacogdoches and Woden.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Woden.
    • The Fellowview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fellowship Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3567 <3>
  • Continue List   (208 more) ...
    • Gann Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • King Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Poskey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<5>

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.

  • Clawson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clawson is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
  • Nacogdoches
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Keltys
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Keltys is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
  • Woden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pollok
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lufkin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lufkin is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lufkin <1>
  • Melrose
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Melrose is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Redfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
  • Homer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Homer is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Wells
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Swift
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Etoile
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Appleby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Douglass
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Burke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Burke is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people

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 39 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 25 miles [40.2 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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:

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 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Nacogdoches and Woden. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<5>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.