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)
- Royerton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royerton
- Selma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Granville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shideler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shideler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shideler
- Muncie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parker City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anthony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anthony is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- New Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Burlington is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Farmland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkirk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cammack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cammack is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack
- Yorktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Redkey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powers is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Millgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wheeling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeling is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Blountsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Unionport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Unionport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionport
- Ridertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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. |
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