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History · Excello

Excello’s post office opened in 1869

Most of Excello was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1989. Below: maps from 1908 on.

1869first post office
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How Excello began

When was Excello founded?

1869

The Excello post office opened in 1869, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 61157 years
Founding year: the first Excello post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Excello’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Excello are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19083 editions of the USGS map, 1908 to 1971. Watch Excello change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Excello’s history is told.

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On the map

Excello on the map, 1908 to 1971

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Excello. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Excello on the 1908 USGS mapExcello on the 1910 USGS mapExcello on the 1971 USGS map1908Macon sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Excello.

The story

How Excello came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Excello.

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An early variant name was "Emerson". A post office called Excello has been in operation since 1869.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Excello

Nobody well known was born in Excello itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Brent BriscoeAmerican actor and screenwriter · b. 1961
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John BaileyAmerican cinematographer and film director · b. 1942
George W. P. HuntAmerican politician · b. 1859
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Brad HuntAmerican actor · b. 1964
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Henderson ForsytheAmerican actor · b. 1917
James P. KemAmerican politician · b. 1890

Questions about Excello’s history

What year was Excello founded?

The Excello post office opened in 1869, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.