Welcome to El Paso ...
El Paso is located in Atchison County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of El Paso, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
When the people of El Paso refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use El Pasoan<2>
Time Zone: El Paso lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for El Paso: (660)
Communities Also Named El Paso ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named El Paso: This one is located in Atchison County and the other is located in Barry County.
Beyond Missouri, there are 7 communities that are also named El Paso - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, North Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for El Paso.
Adding El Paso to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of El Paso 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 El Paso was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
From that list, the El Paso post office opened in 1856.
For more details, see References and Mentions for El Paso.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for El Paso. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Atchison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of El Paso refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of El Paso may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |