El Paso, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Cadron Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72045. The Survey maps it on the Mount Vernon quadrangle. 267 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 335 feet above sea level.
On record in El Paso
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
El Paso Banklisted 1991- David Doyle House No. 2listed 1991
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
48 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of El Paso between 1997 and 2020, burning about 815 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 12 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2010 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of El Paso: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
36 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names El Paso in 36 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 13 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 8 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 death and 11 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Tornado (EF2) | El Paso | 1 killed, 1 hurt, $450,000 | This tornado exited Faulkner County 4.6 miles southeast of Naylor and entered White County 2.2 miles west-northwest of El Paso. The tornado caused massive timber damage along Jack Williams Rd., then caused damage to residences on Arkansas 5 and El Paso Rd. In White County, two houses and a mobile home were destroyed, another house had major damage, two had minor damage, and one was affected. A 55-year-old woman was killed in a mobile home on El Paso Rd. and one other person was injured. |
| March 1997 | Tornado (F3) | El Paso | 5 hurt, $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F3) | El Paso | 5 hurt | A strong tornado moved from Lonoke County into White County about 4 miles southeast of El Paso. The tornado moved across Highway 64 where several homes and businesses were destroyed with a number of other buildings suffering significant damage. Two tractor-trailers traveling along Highway 64 were hit by the tornado and overturned. The drivers of both vehicles suffered minor injuries. As the tornado continued moving to the northeast, numerous other homes and other buildings were either damaged or destroyed. A number of vehicles were also damaged or destroyed. Widespread trees and power poles were blown down along the track of the tornado. Some of the downed trees were 3 to 4 feet in diameter. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | El Paso | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and damaged a house and a barn. |
| February 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | El Paso | $40,000 | The tornado moved from Faulkner County, east of Vilonia, into White County, southwest of El Paso. Trees and power lines were blown down, and a mobile home was destroyed. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | El Paso | $15,000 | A roof from a home in El Paso was blown off. Power lines were blown down along Highway 16 north of Searcy. Several trees were blown down across the county. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | El Paso | $15,000 | Power lines were down across U.S. Highway 64 at El Paso. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | El Paso | $10,000 | A roof on a house was damaged in El Paso. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | El Paso | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | El Paso | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines. |
| April 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | El Paso | $2,000 | A brief tornado occurred along Bears Den Lane southeast of El Paso, AR, uprooting or snapping trees and damaging an outbuilding. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | El Paso | - | This tornado continued out of Lonoke County into White County. The tornado would cross Archer Road, Blakely Lane, and Gillham Road before dissipating near the community of Opal near Highway 64. The tornado removed most of the roofing material off of a couple outbuildings along its path in White County. Within White County, the tornado was rated an EF-1 with maximum estimated winds of 90 mph. The total length of the tornado was 14.1 miles and was rated an EF-1 with maximum winds of 105 mph. |
| August 2024 | Hail | El Paso | - | Half dollar sized hail fell near the community of El Paso. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | El Paso | - | Several tree limbs were blown down near the town of El Paso. |
| June 2023 | Hail | El Paso | - | Quarter sized hail fell near El Paso via mPING. |
| February 2018 | Flash Flood | El Paso | - | Ridge Rd. in El Paso was closed due to high water. |
| February 2018 | Flood | El Paso | - | Water was over Sandy Ford Road off of El Pas Road. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | El Paso | - | A power line was blown down. Additionally, some large limbs were blown down. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | El Paso | - | A roof was blown off of a horse barn, a chimney was damaged on a nearby home, and some trees were damaged. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | El Paso | - | Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a barn. |
| August 1993 | Hail | El Paso | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines. |
| May 2020 | Hail | El Paso | - | no account filed |
| December 2012 | Hail | El Paso | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | El Paso | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | El Paso | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | El Paso | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | El Paso | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | El Paso | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Tornado (F2) | El Paso | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Tornado (F1) | El Paso | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | El Paso | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | El Paso | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | El Paso | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | El Paso | - | no account filed |
| December 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | El Paso | - | no account filed |
| December 1996 | Funnel Cloud | El Paso | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammondsville | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Sunrise (historical) | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Romance | 8.3 miles | 11 | |
| Floyd | 8.3 miles | 10 | |
| Barrentine Corner | 8.9 miles | 10 | |
| Antioch | 9.5 miles | 10 | |
| Essex (historical) | 10.4 miles | 10 | |
| Brundige (historical) | 11.2 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on El Paso | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5351755 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 76862. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







