WayfarrowEl Paso
Ghost town · Barry County, Missouri
El Paso is a ghost town in Barry County, Missouri. It is one of 4 former communities in Barry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 60th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists El Paso as a historical populated place on the Rocky Comfort topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 36.7103° N, 94.0255° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Rocky Comfort |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,461 ft |
| Nearest living town | Wheaton, MO |
| Distance to it | 3.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 732876 |
| Coordinates | 36.71035, -94.02548 |
What's there now
El Paso is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wheaton, MO (population 364), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,461 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Grangevilleghost town · Newton County · 6.8 mi
- Newsteadghost town · Newton County · 7.2 mi
- Chesterghost town · Newton County · 12.1 mi
- Cartmellghost town · Newton County · 13 mi
- Line Storeghost town · Benton County · 14.7 mi
- Pippinghost town · Benton County · 15 mi
- Hurdghost town · Benton County · 16.4 mi
- Forest Parkghost town · Lawrence County · 16.4 mi
- Osbornghost town · Benton County · 16.5 mi
- Buttryghost town · Benton County · 17.4 mi
- Roarkghost town · Barry County · 17.5 mi
- Haileyghost town · Barry County · 17.6 mi
Questions
Where is El Paso?
El Paso is in Barry County, Missouri, at 36.7103, -94.0255.
How many ghost towns are in Barry County?
Barry County, Missouri has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.