Excelsior, Atchison County, Missouri

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Excelsior is an extinct town in Atchison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place, but the precise location of the town site is unknown.[1]

The community took its name from the nearby Excelsior Mill.[2] Besides the mill, the community contained a schoolhouse.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Excelsior, Atchison County, Missouri
  2. ^ "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Excelsior School (historical)

Coordinates: 40°19′27″N 95°37′20″W / 40.3242°N 95.6222°W / 40.3242; -95.6222


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