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Welcome to Stillwater ...

Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County<1>.

The pronunciation of Stillwater: STILL-wahter<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stillwater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Stillwater is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (6), Nova Scotia (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, Texas and Washington.

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

Websites for Stillwater ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tuschamber.com/

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

Communities near Stillwater ...

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

  • New Philadelphia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
    • New Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <5>
  • Dover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Uhrichsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uhrichsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhrichsville
    • Uhrichsville is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,298 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uhrichsville <5>
  • Newcomerstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Cadiz
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Dennison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
    • Dennison is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennison <5>
  • Gnadenhutten
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gnadenhutten have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnadenhutten
    • Gnadenhutten is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gnadenhutten <5>
  • Tuscarawas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscarawas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
    • Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Flushing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Midvale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
    • Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 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 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>

X2X - From that list, the Stillwater post office opened in 1837.

We also found Stillwater in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 Tuscarawas County: www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Tuscarawas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Stillwater. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stillwater - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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