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Welcome to Exeelsior ...

Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Exeelsior, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Exeelsior is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Exeelsior lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Exeelsior: 641

Communities Also Named Exeelsior ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Exeelsior - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia (3), 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 Exeelsior.

Communities near Exeelsior ...

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

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 Exeelsior. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Exeelsior.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Exeelsior. 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 Exeelsior.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Exeelsior ...

Looking for more information about Exeelsior? 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 Exeelsior, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Exeelsior.

Adding Exeelsior to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Exeelsior in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Exeelsior was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Exeelsior post office opened in 1879.

We also found Exeelsior in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Exeelsior.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Mahaska, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Exeelsior - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/