Climax, Michigan - 49034

Climax, located on the east side of Kalamazoo County, is situated in a rural, agricultural area about four miles south of I-94. It contains a few stores and restaurants, along with its own post office and elementary school. An interesting landmark includes the public library building, constructed in carefully cut fieldstone. The township hall sits next door, with the city park just to its north.

The town was originally given the name Climax Prairie, by a group of settlers, led by Daniel B. Eldred, who in 1835 decided to end, (or "climax" as they put it), their search for a place to live. It was shortened to Climax in 1874 when the Post Office began rural mail delivery. It was incorporated as a village in 1899.