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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about DeSoto (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for DeSoto. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for DeSoto ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: De Soto.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

DeSoto is located in Dallas County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dallas County: Adair, Boone, Greene, Guthrie, Madison, Polk & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near DeSoto. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to DeSoto:

  • Dallas County     (The home county of DeSoto)
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from DeSoto, with the one closest to DeSoto listed first.
    • Arbor Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbor Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
      • Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arbor Hill
      • From DeSoto to Arbor Hill
    • Stanzel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hebron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Adair County
    • Zion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from DeSoto, with the one closest to DeSoto listed first.
    • Madrid
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Berkley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berkley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
      • Berkley is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berkley
      • From DeSoto to Berkley
  • Greene County
    • Rippey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Guthrie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from DeSoto, with the one closest to DeSoto listed first.
    • Stuart
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
      • Stuart is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <1>
    • Dale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Glendon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glendon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
      • Glendon is located in Guthrie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glendon
      • From DeSoto to Glendon
    • Menlo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Panora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Yale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamaica
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Casey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
      • Casey is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <1>
    • Herndon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Guthrie Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Center
      • Guthrie Center is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie Center <1>
    • Bagley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Bagley is located in Guthrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from DeSoto, with the one closest to DeSoto listed first.
    • Earlham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham
      • Earlham is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlham <1>
    • Winterset
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Patterson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pitzer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pitzer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
      • Pitzer is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pitzer
      • From DeSoto to Pitzer
    • Webster
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
      • Ord is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ord
      • From DeSoto to Ord
    • Saint Charles
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <1>
    • East Peru
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
      • East Peru is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Peru
      • From DeSoto to East Peru
    • Macksburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Truro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
      • Truro is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truro <1>
    • Barney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from DeSoto, with the one closest to DeSoto listed first.
    • Commerce
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Commerce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
      • Commerce is located in Polk County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Commerce
      • From DeSoto to Commerce
    • West Des Moines
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
      • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <1>
    • Clive
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
      • Clive is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <1>
    • Urbandale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
      • Urbandale is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <1>
    • Grimes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Windsor Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
      • Windsor Heights is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor Heights <1>
    • Norwalk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
      • Norwalk is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <1>
    • Johnston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
      • Johnston is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <1>
    • Herrold
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Des Moines
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Andrews
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Marquisville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Polk City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Story County
  • Union County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from DeSoto, with the one closest to DeSoto listed first.
    • Cumming
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming
      • Cumming is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumming <1>
    • Orillia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orillia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
      • Orillia is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Orillia
      • From DeSoto to Orillia
    • Bevington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevington
      • Bevington is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevington <1>
    • Churchville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Prole
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
      • Prole is located in Warren County
    • Lakewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Martensdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martensdale
      • Martensdale is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martensdale <1>
    • Saint Marys
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Spring Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Indianola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Virginia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ackworth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ackworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
      • Ackworth is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Cool
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cool. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Cool is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cool
      • From DeSoto to Cool

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to DeSoto, see our County-by-County Page for DeSoto.

Cemeteries Near DeSoto ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of DeSoto.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for DeSoto covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from DeSoto, with the one closest to DeSoto listed first.

  • Oakland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blue Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Otterman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otterman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otterman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Meter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Meter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Meter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Longmire Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longmire Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longmire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McKibben Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKibben Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKibben Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clayton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thornton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (252 more) ...
    • Williams Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Powell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gibson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that DeSoto had a population of 328 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, DeSoto had a population of 1,061 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from DeSoto, with the one closest to DeSoto listed first.

  • Van Meter
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Adel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
    • Adel is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <1>
  • Booneville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ortonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
    • Ortonville is located in Dallas County
  • McBride
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
    • McBride is located in Madison County
  • Kennedy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Kennedy is located in Dallas County
  • Waukee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dallas Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Redfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Panther
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Panther. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • Panther is located in Dallas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Panther
    • From DeSoto to Panther
  • Dexter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Commerce
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Commerce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Commerce is located in Polk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Commerce
    • From DeSoto to Commerce
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Campbell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Polk County
    • Clive
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
      • Clive is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <1>
    • Winterset
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around DeSoto. See our List of 1890's Communities around DeSoto.

Newspapers Published in DeSoto ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 262 newspapers that have been published in the area around DeSoto.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of DeSoto, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for DeSoto.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to DeSoto:

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 Dallas County: www.co.dallas.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 DeSoto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- DeSoto) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in DeSoto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5316, Longitude: -94.0077    









 

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