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Welcome to Stillwater ...

Stillwater is located in Churchill County<1>.



Google driving directions from your current location to Stillwater

We aren't confident of the location of Stillwater, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Stillwater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

Stillwater is 3,900 feet [1,189 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Stillwater is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Stillwater lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Stillwater: 775

Communities Also Named Stillwater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Stillwater: This one is located in Churchill County and the other is located in Washoe County.

Beyond Nevada, there are 28 communities that are also named Stillwater - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, 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.

  • Fallon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Fallon is located in Churchill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallon <4>
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Fallon

      From Stillwater to Fallon

  • Nevada City ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
    • Nevada City is located in Churchill County
  • Salt Wells
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Wells
    • Salt Wells is located in Churchill County
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Salt Wells

      From Stillwater to Salt Wells

  • Island City ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Island City is located in Churchill County
  • Sand Springs ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sand Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
    • Sand Springs is located in Churchill County
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Sand Springs

      From Stillwater to Sand Springs

  • Ragtown ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ragtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
    • Ragtown is located in Churchill County
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Ragtown

      From Stillwater to Ragtown

  • Diatom
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Diatom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diatom
    • Diatom is located in Churchill County
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Diatom

      From Stillwater to Diatom

  • Hazen
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
    • Hazen is located in Churchill County
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Hazen

      From Stillwater to Hazen

  • Huxley ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
    • Huxley is located in Churchill County
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Huxley

      From Stillwater to Huxley

  • Lahontan City ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Stillwater post office opened in 1865.

We also found Stillwater on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stillwater.

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 Churchill County: www.churchillcounty.org/

The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Churchill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stillwater - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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