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) - Loring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Linwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Wilder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Weaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Zarah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Eudora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Eudora is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <3>
- Hesper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Prairie Center ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Prairie Center is located in Johnson County
- Shawnee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Shawnee is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <3>
- Chouteau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Bonner Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Springs
- Bonner Springs is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner Springs <3>
- Fall Leaf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Olathe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
- Olathe is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
- Holliday
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Lackmans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <3>
- Reno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Gardner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <3>
- Lenexa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
- Lenexa is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <3>
- Basehor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basehor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
- Basehor is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <3>
- Tonganoxie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie
- Tonganoxie is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonganoxie <3>
- Clearfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Morris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Maywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Piper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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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 De Soto, 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. |