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Excelsior

Ghost town · Atchison County, Missouri

Nemaha quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500)
Nemaha quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Excelsior is a ghost town in Atchison County, Missouri, recorded as extinct town in Atchison County, Missouri. It is one of 9 former communities in Atchison County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Excelsior as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.3242° N, 95.6222° W.

Key facts

Elevation887 ft
Nearest living townNemaha, NE
Distance to it3 miles
Coordinates40.32420, -95.62220

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What's there now

Excelsior is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nemaha, NE (population 94), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 887 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Excelsior?

Excelsior is in Atchison County, Missouri, at 40.3242, -95.6222.

How many ghost towns are in Atchison County?

Atchison County, Missouri has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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