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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 in 1895, DeSoto had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, DeSoto had a population of 52,910 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from DeSoto, with the one closest to DeSoto listed first.
- Ovilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Duncanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sterrett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hutchins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midlothian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Cliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sardis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ferris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eagle Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
- Waxahachie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dallas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grand Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rylie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rylie is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rylie
- Mountain Peak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Peak is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Peak
- Palmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kleberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boyce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mansfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Venus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 DeSoto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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