Oronogo, MO

united states

Oronogo is a small Missouri city of 2,800 people located just south of Joplin via Highway 171. Most visitors arrive from I-44 at Exit 18A, while locals use Highway 171 to connect north to Joplin's amenities. The town sits in typical southwestern Missouri prairie country with rolling farmland. Oronogo's downtown centers around the historic Oronogo Circle, an early 1900s traffic roundabout that still anchors the community today.