El Paso, Arkansas
El Paso is an unincorporated community in southwestern White County, Arkansas, United States. Its name is Spanish for "the pass", referring to a small gap in the hills on the community's northern edge. Once known as Peach Orchard Gap in its early settlement, the origin of El Paso's Spanish name is unknown.
Geography
The center of El Paso is located at 35.13, -92.10.[1]
Much of the community is situated along Bull Creek, and along Arkansas State Highway 5 and U.S. Highway 64. Lacking exact boundaries, the community is located within the borders of El Paso Township, within White County.
The closest city is Vilonia, approximately 7 miles to the west of El Paso via U.S. 64. Beebe, where El Paso's children attend public schools, is about 13 miles to the east along this highway. Along Arkansas 5, Cabot is 15 miles to the south, and the unincorporated community of Romance is 8 miles north.
Business
Vendors of motorcycle sales and service, manufactured housing, answering service and small gift items are among the cluster of businesses found at the intersection of the two major highways in El Paso. Many commuters typically pass through the small community, prompting the construction of, among other things, motorcycle sales (M&M Stop-N-Shop), a bank and a McDonald's restaurant since the late 1990s.
Notable people
Virginia Morris Johnson, the first woman to run for the office of governor of Arkansas was reared during her childhood in El Paso.
References
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
External links
- Demographic information on the El Paso ZIP code (72045) service area from the United States Census Bureau
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Coordinates: 35°07′34″N 92°05′44″W / 35.12611°N 92.09556°W