Welcome to Excelsior ...

Excelsior is located in Tift County<1>.

Excelsior is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Excelsior lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Excelsior: 229

Communities Also Named Excelsior ...

While we believe that this Excelsior is located in Tift County, we know of another 2 Georgia communities named Excelsior. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bulloch and Candler County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 21 communities that are also named Excelsior - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Kansas (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington, West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Excelsior.

Communities near Excelsior ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Excelsior.

• Tifton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tifton is located in Tift County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tifton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tifton <3>
• Moultrie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Moultrie is located in Colquitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultrie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moultrie <3>
• Sylvester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sylvester is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <3>
• Sparks
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sparks is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparks <3>
• Enigma
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Enigma is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enigma
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enigma <3>
• Omega
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Omega is located in Tift County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omega <3>
• Norman Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Norman Park is located in Colquitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman Park <3>
• Lenox
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lenox is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <3>
• Poulan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Poulan is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulan <3>
• Ty Ty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ty Ty is located in Tift County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ty Ty
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ty Ty <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Excelsior. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Excelsior.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Excelsior. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Excelsior.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Excelsior. See our Newspapers Page for Excelsior.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Excelsior ...

Looking for more information about Excelsior? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Excelsior, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Excelsior.