El Paso, Arkansas
Encyclopedia
El Paso is an unincorporated community in central Arkansas
, located in southwestern White County
. 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 origins of El Paso's Spanish name is unknown.
Virginia Morris Johnson
, the first woman to run for the office of governor of Arkansas was reared during her childhood in El Paso.
The center of El Paso is located at 35.13, -92.10.
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.
restaurant since the late 1990s.
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, located in southwestern White County
White County, Arkansas
White County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2010, the population was 77,076. The county seat is Searcy. White County is Arkansas's 31st county, formed on October 23, 1835, from portions of Independence, Jackson, and Pulaski counties and named for Hugh Lawson White, a...
. Its name is Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
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 origins of El Paso's Spanish name is unknown.
Virginia Morris Johnson
Virginia Johnson (Arkansas)
Virginia Lillian Morris Johnson , was, in 1968, the first woman to seek the office of governor of Arkansas.-Early years:...
, the first woman to run for the office of governor of Arkansas was reared during her childhood in El Paso.
Geography
Much of the community is situated along Bull Creek, and along Arkansas State Highway 5
Arkansas State Highway 5
Arkansas Highway 5 is a designation for three state highways in central Arkansas. The southern segment of runs from AR 7 in Hot Springs north to Little Rock. A northern segment of begins at U.S. Route 67/U.S. Route 167 in Cabot and runs north to a concurrency with Arkansas Highway 25 in Heber...
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
Vilonia, Arkansas
Vilonia is a town in Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. Its population was 2,106 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, approximately 7 miles to the west of El Paso via U.S. 64. Beebe
Beebe, Arkansas
Beebe, Arkansas is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,930 at the 2000 census, making it the second most populous in the county after Searcy. The city is home to a branch campus of Jonesboro-based Arkansas State University. It was named for Roswell Beebe, a...
, where El Paso's children attend public schools, is about 13 miles to the east along this highway. Along Arkansas 5, Cabot
Cabot, Arkansas
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,269 people, 5,432 households, and 4,329 families residing in the city. The population density was 798.2 people per square mile . There were 5,712 housing units at an average density of 298.8 per square mile...
is 15 miles to the south, and the unincorporated community of Romance
Romance, Arkansas
Romance, Arkansas is an unincorporated community in west-central White County, Arkansas. The community is located approximately halfway between the town of Rose Bud to the north, and the unincorporated community of El Paso to the south...
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'sMcDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
restaurant since the late 1990s.
External links
- Demographic information on the El Paso ZIP code (72045) service area from the United States Census BureauUnited States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...