Welcome to Stillwater ...

Stillwater is located in Wolfe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stillwater, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Stillwater is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Stillwater is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Stillwater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Stillwater - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (6), 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.

• West Liberty
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Jackson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Breathitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Beattyville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattyville
  • Beattyville is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beattyville <4>
• Frenchburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
  • Frenchburg is located in Menifee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchburg <4>
• Campton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
  • Campton is located in Wolfe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <4>
• Hazel Green
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
  • Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
• Lexie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
  • Lexie is located in Wolfe County
• Toliver
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toliver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver
  • Toliver is located in Wolfe County
• Valeria
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
  • Valeria is located in Wolfe County
• Mary
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
  • Mary is located in Wolfe County

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Stillwater, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Stillwater on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

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 State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/