Welcome to Desoto ...

Desoto is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Desoto, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Desoto is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Desoto lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Desoto lies within the (765) area code.

Communities Also Named Desoto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Desoto - they are located in Iowa and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Desoto.

Communities near Desoto ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Desoto.

• Muncie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncie
  • Muncie is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncie <3>
• Yorktown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
  • Yorktown is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <3>
• Hartford City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
  • Hartford City is located in Blackford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford City <3>
• Winchester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <3>
• Upland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
  • Upland is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <3>
• Chesterfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <3>
• Middletown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <3>
• Dunkirk
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
  • Dunkirk is located in Jay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <3>
• Albany
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
• Eaton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Desoto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Desoto.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Desoto. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Desoto.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Desoto. See our Newspapers Page for Desoto.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Desoto ...

Looking for more information about Desoto? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Desoto, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Desoto.

Adding Desoto to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Desoto in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Desoto was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Desoto post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Desoto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Desoto. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov