Welcome to Excelsior ...

So far, we found very little information about Excelsior. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Excelsior to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Excelsior, please Contact Us.

Excelsior would have been located within present day Chesterfield County<2>.

The location of Excelsior has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Excelsior, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Excelsior is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Excelsior was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Excelsior once stood is in the (843) area code.

Communities Also Named Excelsior ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Excelsior - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia (3), Iowa, Kansas (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, 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.

• Rockingham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
  • Rockingham is located in Richmond County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockingham <5>
• Bennettsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
  • Bennettsville is located in Marlboro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennettsville <5>
• Hamlet
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Hamlet is located in Richmond County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlet <5>
• Chesterfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <5>
• Dobbins Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbins Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
  • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
• Society Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
  • Society Hill is located in Darlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Society Hill <5>
• Gibson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
  • Gibson is located in Scotland County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson <5>
• Lilesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilesville
  • Lilesville is located in Anson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilesville <5>
• Morven
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
  • Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
• Ruby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <5>

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.

Adding Excelsior to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Excelsior 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 Excelsior was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Excelsior.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/