Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that De Soto had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, De Soto had a population of 172 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from De Soto, with the one closest to De Soto listed first.
- Leslie
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Parkers ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parkers is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
- Chokee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cobb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lamar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lamar is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Gatewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gatewood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Drayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Drayton is located in Dooly County
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- Maddox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maddox is located in Sumter County
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- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sumter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Warwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Americus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Point is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
- Leesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cordele
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Andersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Richwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Richwood is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Vienna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- La Crosse
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bronwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Byromville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Doles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Doles is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles
- Arabi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dooling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about De Soto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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