Welcome to Stilwell ...

The city of Stilwell is located in Adair County<1> (at the time of its founding, Stilwell was located in Indian Territory) and is the County Seat for Adair County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stilwell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stilwell has a population of 4,069 people<2> (see below for details).

Stilwell is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Stilwell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Stilwell: (918) and (539)<4>

The ZIP code for Stilwell: 74960<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stilwell had an population of 4,069 people. This is an increase of 3.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stilwell had a population of 3,949 people (which is 17.41% of the total population of Adair County). This makes Stilwell the county's most populous community.

The population of Stilwell represents 0.11% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 88th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,949 people, the population of Stilwell increased 20.54% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,276 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Stilwell.

Communities Also Named Stilwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Stilwell - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Stilwell ...

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

• Lincoln
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Washington County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <6>
• Westville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <6>
• Marble City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
  • Marble City is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble City <6>
• Salem
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Adair County
• Cherry Tree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
  • Cherry Tree is located in Adair County
• Peavine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peavine have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
  • Peavine is located in Adair County
• West Peavine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Peavine have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
  • West Peavine is located in Adair County
• Lyons
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Adair County
  • Lyons has also been known as:
  • Lyons Switch
• Evansville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Evansville is located in Washington County (AR)
• Bell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Bell is located in Adair 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 Stilwell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stilwell.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stilwell. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Stilwell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stilwell ...

Looking for more information about Stilwell? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Stilwell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stilwell.

Adding Stilwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stilwell 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 Stilwell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Stilwell post office opened in 1896.

We also found Stilwell on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1922).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stilwell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/