This lead Michael O'Keefe, J. Larkin, W. A. Kelly, and A. J. Norman to file a plat for Mt.

[3] The first post office in Stilwell was established in June 1888 and the population of Aubry eventually declined.

[5] 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.

[6] Stilwell is mostly agricultural land, largely sod farms[citation needed], but in recent years has spawned suburban neighborhoods.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.