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Welcome to Stillwell ...

Stillwell is located in Effingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stillwell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Stillwell is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Stillwell: 912 & 565<3>

Communities Also Named Stillwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Stillwell - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio (2) and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Stillwell ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.effinghamcounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Stillwell, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Stillwell ...

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

  • Pooler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Rincon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rincon is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <4>
  • Port Wentworth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Port Wentworth Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
    • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
  • Garden City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hardeeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Springfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ridgeland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomingdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Two Sisters Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people

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 Stillwell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stillwell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stillwell ...

Looking for more information about Stillwell? 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 Stillwell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Stillwell.

Adding Stillwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stillwell 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 (so far) for Stillwell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Stillwell post office opened in 1892. The Stillwell post office closed in 1989.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stillwell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Effingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stillwell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 912 code has been Overlayed with the 565 area code. New phone numbers in the Stillwell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 912 or 565. As a result, placing a call in the Stillwell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/