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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about El Paso. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added El Paso to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with El Paso, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about El Paso (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for El Paso. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of El Paso is historic, it would have been located within present day Barry County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Barry County: Benton (AR), Carroll (AR), Lawrence, McDonald, Newton & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near El Paso. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to El Paso:
- Barry County (The home county of El Paso)
- The following are listed by their distance from El Paso, with the one closest to El Paso listed first.
- Ridgley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ridgley is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley
- Wheaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Butterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Butterfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Cassville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pioneer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pioneer is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Purdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Washburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thompsons Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Thompsons Corner is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Corner
- Star City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Star City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Seligman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Seligman is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Monett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tom Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tom Town is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from El Paso, with the one closest to El Paso listed first.
- Motley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Motley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Sarcoxie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Parshley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parshley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshley
- La Russell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- La Russell is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Reeds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reeds is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Fidelity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fidelity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from El Paso, with the one closest to El Paso listed first.
- Pierce City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Verona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Freistatt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Aurora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hoberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Stotts City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stotts City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Marionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald County
- The following are listed by their distance from El Paso, with the one closest to El Paso listed first.
- Rocky Comfort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Powell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Powell is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Wylie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wylie is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Erie
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Erie is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Jane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goodman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pineville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lanagan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ginger Blue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- May
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- May is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Noel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from El Paso, with the one closest to El Paso listed first.
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boulder City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boulder City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
- Stark City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newtonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ritchey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ritchey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Wentworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wentworth is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Granby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Granby City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Granby City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby City
- Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Park is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Talmage City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Talmage City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
- Neosho
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
- Former names for Diamond:
- Diamond Grove
- Diamond Mill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <2>
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from El Paso, with the one closest to El Paso listed first.
- Cape Fair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McCord Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McCord Bend is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Bradfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Benton County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from El Paso, with the one closest to El Paso listed first.
- Gateway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Garfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clantonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clantonville is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clantonville
- Pea Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brightwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brightwater is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwater
- Bella Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Little Flock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Little Flock is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
- Lost Bridge Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Puckett is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Prairie Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Bentonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hiwasse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hiwasse is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwasse
- Carroll County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from El Paso, with the one closest to El Paso listed first.
- Beaver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Eureka Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Polo ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Polo is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Conway County (AR)
- Grandview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Conway County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to El Paso, see our County-by-County Page for El Paso.
Cemeteries Near El Paso ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of El Paso.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for El Paso - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for El Paso covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from El Paso, with the one closest to El Paso listed first.
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Creason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Packwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chitwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Higgs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Higgs Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Higgs Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Butterfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2311450 <4>
- Burton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Comfort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rocky Comfort Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Rocky Comfort.
- The Rocky Comfort Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prosperity Southern Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960026 <4>
- Muncie Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crow Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Roseberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- True Love Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find El Paso in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of El Paso.
These communities are listed based on their distance from El Paso, with the one closest to El Paso listed first.
- Rocky Comfort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grangeville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grangeville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Corsicana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Corsicana is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsicana
- Butterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Butterfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Pioneer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pioneer is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Cassville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Washburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Purdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Powell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Powell is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Travers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Travers is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travers
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wanda is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Bethpage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bethpage is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Mayflower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mayflower is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around El Paso. See our List of 1890's Communities around El Paso.
Newspapers Published in El Paso ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around El Paso.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of El Paso, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for El Paso.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to El Paso:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Barry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Lawrence County
- McDonald County
- Newton County
- Stone County
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Conway County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about El Paso, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- El Paso) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |