Welcome to Stillwater ...

The village of Stillwater is located in Saratoga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stillwater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1797.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stillwater has a population of 1,704 people<2> (see below for details).

Stillwater is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Stillwater lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Stillwater lies within the (518) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stillwater had an population of 1,704 people. This is a decrease of 1.96% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stillwater had a population of 1,738 people. This makes Stillwater the county's 24th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,738 people, the population of Stillwater increased 5.72% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,644 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Stillwater.

Communities Also Named Stillwater ...

While we believe that this Stillwater is located in Saratoga County, we know of another 5 New York communities named Stillwater. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chautauqua, Essex, Herkimer, Oswego and Putnam County.

Beyond New York, there are 28 communities that are also named Stillwater - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, Texas and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stillwater.

Communities near Stillwater ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stillwater.

• Schenectady
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenectady
  • Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenectady <4>
• Troy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Saratoga Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
  • Saratoga Springs is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga Springs <4>
• Cohoes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoes
  • Cohoes is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohoes <4>
• Watervliet
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Former names for Watervliet:
  • Gibbonsville
  • Port Schuyler
  • West Troy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
• Scotia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
• Colonie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
  • Colonie is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <4>
• Ballston Spa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Spa
  • Ballston Spa is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballston Spa <4>
• Menands
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menands
  • Menands is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menands <4>
• Hoosick Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Falls
  • Hoosick Falls is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoosick Falls <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 Stillwater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stillwater.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stillwater. 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 Stillwater.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stillwater. See our Newspapers Page for Stillwater.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stillwater ...

Looking for more information about Stillwater? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Stillwater, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stillwater.

Adding Stillwater to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stillwater 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 Stillwater was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Stillwater post office opened in 1797.

We also found Stillwater in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stillwater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stillwater. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/