Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about De Soto came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of De Soto in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about De Soto. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our De Soto data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for De Soto:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Kansas (1950)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Shell Oil Road Map for Kansas (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

We found De Soto in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for De Soto for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for De Soto. See our Misc Page for De Soto for more information.