Welcome to Stillwell ...

Stillwell is located in Effingham County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Area Code for Stillwell: 912

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 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.

Communities near Stillwell ...

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

• Pooler
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pooler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
  • Pooler is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <4>
• Rincon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
  • Rincon is located in Effingham County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth
  • Port Wentworth is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Wentworth <4>
• Port Wentworth Junction
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
  • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
• Garden City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
• Hardeeville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardeeville
  • Hardeeville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardeeville <4>
• Springfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Ridgeland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Jasper County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <4>
• Bloomingdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <4>
• Two Sisters Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
  • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
  • 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 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.

We also found Stillwell on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stillwell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Effingham County: www.effinghamcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/