Stilwell, Kansas

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Stilwell is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. [1] The ZIP Code for Stilwell is 66085. [2]

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History

Stilwell had its start when the Missouri Pacific Railroad began to plan to extend the railroad from Kansas City into the south. [3] The railroad was initially planned to run through the town of Aubry, but due to the topography, the railroad decided to place the tracks a half mile to the east. This lead Michael O'Keefe, J. Larkin, W. A. Kelly, and A. J. Norman to file a plat for Mt. Auburn in 1886, which would eventually become Stilwell. [4] The first post office in Stilwell was established in June 1888 and the population of Aubry eventually declined. [5] It was renamed to Stilwell in 1889. [6] Like many towns along the line to the Gulf of Mexico, it is named for Arthur Stilwell, founder of what became the Kansas City Southern Railroad. [7]

Stilwell is mostly agricultural land, largely sod farms[ citation needed ], but in recent years has spawned suburban neighborhoods. Stilwell has affordable land and some farms are abandoned; however the large population growth of Overland Park, Kansas increased the demand for new neighborhoods, raising the land value in some areas.

Geography

Stilwell is located at 38°46′09″N94°39′23″W / 38.76917°N 94.65639°W / 38.76917; -94.65639 Coordinates: 38°46′09″N94°39′23″W / 38.76917°N 94.65639°W / 38.76917; -94.65639 . [8] It is west of Mission Road, about 10 miles southeast of Olathe, Kansas.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Stilwell has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Stilwell, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ "Stilwell ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 766.
  4. ↑ Blair, Ed (1915). History of Johnson County, Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. p. 173.
  5. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ↑ House Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kansas: Sixth Biennial Session, Begun at Topeka, January 8, 1889. 1889. p. 1387.
  7. ↑ "Aubry-Stilwell" . Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  9. ↑ Climate Summary for Stilwell, Kansas

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