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 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)
- Blair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- California Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kennard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Loveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Modale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Missouri Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bennington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Briggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Briggs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Honey Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Orum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Orum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orum
- Irvington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elk City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Herman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mondamin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beebeetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beebeetown is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebeetown
- Omaha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Magnolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Harrison County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Logan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Telbasta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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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