Welcome to De Soto ...The village of De Soto is located in Jackson County<1>. The pronunciation of De Soto: dee-SOH-tuh<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of De Soto, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. From the Census Estimates for 2019, De Soto has a population of 1,509 people<3> (see below for details). De Soto is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: De Soto lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for De Soto: 618 & 730<5> The ZIP code for De Soto: 62924<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, De Soto had an population of 1,509 people. This is a decrease of 5.09% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.71% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, De Soto had a population of 1,590 people. This makes De Soto the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of De Soto represents 0.01% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 545th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,590 people, the population of De Soto decreased 3.81% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,653 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for De Soto. 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), Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska 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.
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. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for De Soto ...Looking for more information about De Soto? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for De Soto, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor 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 (so far) for De Soto was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870. For more details, see References and Mentions for De Soto. Footnotes ...
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