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 257 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, De Soto had a population of 6,648 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from De Soto, with the one closest to De Soto listed first.
- Lenape
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lenape is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape
- Loring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Linwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Monticello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Wilder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
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- Weaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Zarah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Eudora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hesper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Prairie Center ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Center is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Shawnee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chouteau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chouteau is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chouteau
- Bonner Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fall Leaf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Olathe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holliday
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Lackmans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lackmans is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackmans
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Gardner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lenexa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Basehor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tonganoxie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clearfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Morris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Maywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maywood is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Piper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
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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