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History
The county was created in 1906 from the Goingsnake and Flint districts of the Cherokee Nation. There was a decade-long struggle over what town would become the county seat between Stilwell and Westville. When the county was formed, Westville was identified as the county seat, due partly to its location at the intersection of two major railroads: the Kansas City Southern Railway and the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway. The county seat was moved to Stilwell in 1910.
During the Great Depression and World War II, strawberries became a major crop in Adair County. In 1948, the first Stilwell Strawberry Festival was organized. The 2002 festival saw some 40,000 people in attendance.
Adjacent Counties
- Delaware County
- Benton County
- Washington County, Arkansas
- Crawford County, Arkansas
- Sequoyah County
- Cherokee County
Cities, Towns and Communities
+Denotes County Seat
- Ballard
- Baron
- Bell
- Bunch
- Cherry Tree
- Chewey
- Christie
- Elm Grove
- Elohim City
- Fairfield
- Greasy
- Lyons Switch
- Marietta
- Mulberry
- Old Green
- Peavine
- Piney
- Proctor
- Rocky Mountain
- Salem
- Stilwell (County Seat)
- Titanic
- Watts
- Wauhillau
- West Peavine
- Westville
- Zion
Links
National Register of Historic Places
St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad
