[6] At the time of its founding, Newman, later Stigler, was located in Sans Bois County, a part of the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory.

[7] A post office was established at Newman, Indian Territory on April 30, 1892.

He was familiar with the area, as earlier he had served as a deputy marshal under federal judge Isaac C. Parker, whose court in Fort Smith, Arkansas, had jurisdiction over Indian Territory.

[8] The Midland Valley Railroad was constructed to Stigler in 1904, which attracted more settlers and more types of businesses.

In the late 20th century, the county court was known for having installed marble plaques inscribed with the Ten Commandments and the Mayflower Compact on the front lawn of the courthouse.

Oklahoma State Highway 82 leads south from Stigler 11 miles (18 km) to Lequire.

33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, local farmers became raisers of livestock, largely with the assistance of the federal government.

After World War II, construction of two large new reservoirs in the region, Eufaula Lake and Robert S. Kerr Reservoir, generated many jobs in construction, followed by an upsurge of tourism to the area.

One campus of the Kiamichi Technology Center (KTC) is located at 1410 Old Military Road in Stigler.

KI BOIS Area Transit System (KATS) is a rural public transportation system that operates over 200 buses and vans that transport people to senior citizens centers, grocery stores, doctors, and work.

KATS serves residents of Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Hughes, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Okmulgee, Okfuskee, Pittsburg, Sequoyah and Wagoner counties.