Excello, MO

Excello is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southern Macon County, Missouri, United States. The 2020 census counted 61 residents. An early variant name was "Emerson". A post office called Excello has been in operation since 1869. Excello makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Excello is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. Excello is located 8 miles south of Macon and 16 miles north of Moberly, one-half mile west of U.S. Route 63 on State Road T. The community sits on high ground which drains west toward the East Fork of the Little Chariton River, a tributary of the Missouri River, and east toward Hoover Creek, part of the Salt River watershed flowing directly to the Mississippi. Excello includes the community sits on high ground which drains west toward the East Fork of the Little Chariton River.