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>
While we didn't find Desoto in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Desoto. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Desoto listed first.
- Royerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Selma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Selma is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <3>
- Granville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Shideler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - 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>
- Parker City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker City
- Parker City is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,319 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker City <3>
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- 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>
- Anthony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - New Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- New Burlington is located in Delaware County
- Farmland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmland
- Farmland is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmland <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.<2> 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>
- Cammack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - 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.<2> 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>
- Redkey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redkey
- Redkey is located in Jay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redkey <3>
- Cowan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Powers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Millgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Oakville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Luray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Wheeling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Blountsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Unionport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Ridertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Desoto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |