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Welcome to Exell ...

Exell is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Exell is located in Moore County<1>.

Exell is 3,720 feet [1,134 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Exell is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Exell: 806

Communities near Exell ...

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

  • Dumas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Boys' Ranch
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Boys' Ranch is located in Oldham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys' Ranch
  • Tascosa ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tascosa is located in Oldham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tascosa
  • Channing
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Fritch
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Fritch is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fritch <3>
  • Bishop Hills
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Bishop Hills is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Sanford
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Oil City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Oil City is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Cactus
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Sunray
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Exell ...

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

Adding Exell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Exell in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Exell was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Exell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Moore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Exell - 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.