Welcome to Excelsior Springs Junction ...
Excelsior Springs Junction is located in Clay County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Excelsior Springs Junction: Excelsior Spgs. Jct. (or less commonly used: Excelsior Spgs. Jctn.)
Excelsior Springs Junction is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Excelsior Springs Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Excelsior Springs Junction: 816 & 975<3>
Communities near Excelsior Springs Junction ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Excelsior Springs Junction.
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gladstone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Gladstone is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,677 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <4>
- Grain Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grain Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grain Valley
- Grain Valley is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,827 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grain Valley <4>
- Excelsior Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kearney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Kansas City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Springs Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Excelsior Springs Junction.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Excelsior Springs Junction. 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 Springs Junction.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Excelsior Springs Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Excelsior Springs Junction.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Excelsior Springs Junction ...
Looking for more information about Excelsior Springs Junction? 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 Springs Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Excelsior Springs Junction.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Excelsior Springs Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Excelsior Springs Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Excelsior Springs Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |