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>
De Soto itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from De Soto, with the one closest to De Soto listed first.
- Fort Calhoun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Calhoun
- Fort Calhoun is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Calhoun <2>
- Blair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Blair is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <2>
- California Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
- California Junction is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Kennard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Kennard is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <2>
- Loveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Modale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Modale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modale
- Modale is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modale <2>
- Missouri Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
- Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <2>
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
- Bennington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bennington is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <2>
- Briggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Honey Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Orum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Irvington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Elk City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Elk City is located in Douglas County
- Crescent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <2>
- Pigeon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Herman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Herman is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herman <2>
- Mondamin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondamin
- Mondamin is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mondamin <2>
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <2>
- Beebeetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beebeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebeetown
- Beebeetown is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Omaha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Omaha is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
- Omaha has also been known as:
- Omaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <2>
- Magnolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Logan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Logan is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <2>
- Telbasta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telbasta
- Telbasta is located in Dodge County
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |