Welcome to De Soto (aka 'DeSoto') ...

So far, we found very little information about De Soto. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added De Soto to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with De Soto, please Contact Us.

De Soto would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.

De Soto was established in 1855.

While the community is gone, the present day location for De Soto is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where De Soto was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where De Soto once stood is in the (402) and (531)<4> area codes.

The community of De Soto has also been called DeSoto.

Communities Also Named De Soto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named De Soto - they are located in Arizona, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near De Soto ...

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

• Omaha
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
  • Omaha has also been known as:
  • Omaha City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <5>
• Council Bluffs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bluffs
  • Council Bluffs is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Bluffs <5>
• Blair
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <5>
• Elkhorn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <5>
• Carter Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Lake
  • Carter Lake is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter Lake <5>
• Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
  • Valley is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <5>
• Missouri Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
  • Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <5>
• Bennington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <5>
• Logan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Harrison County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <5>
• Arlington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>

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 De Soto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for De Soto.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of De Soto. 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 De Soto.

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

Adding De Soto to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of De Soto 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 De Soto was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for De Soto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/