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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 De Soto had a population of 355 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, De Soto had a population of 278 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from De Soto, with the one closest to De Soto listed first.

  • Victory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Victory is located in Vernon County
  • Lansing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Allamakee County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
  • Red Mound
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mound
    • Red Mound is located in Vernon County
  • Retreat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Albin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ferryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
    • Ferryville is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • West Prairie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
    • West Prairie is located in Vernon County
  • Purdy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Purdy is located in Vernon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Purdy
    • From De Soto to Purdy
  • Romance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
    • Romance is located in Vernon County
  • Genoa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rising Sun
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rising Sun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rising Sun
    • From De Soto to Rising Sun
  • Elon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Elon is located in Allamakee County (IA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elon
    • From De Soto to Elon
  • Fargo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fargo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
    • Fargo is located in Vernon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fargo
    • From De Soto to Fargo
  • Lycurgus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lycurgus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
    • Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County (IA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lycurgus
    • From De Soto to Lycurgus
  • Reno
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Newton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Vernon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Newton
    • From De Soto to Newton
  • Eitzen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
    • Waterville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Harpers Ferry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Mount Sterling
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
    • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Towerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Towerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
    • Towerville is located in Crawford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Towerville
    • From De Soto to Towerville
  • Liberty Pole
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Freeburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
    • Freeburg is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Seneca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in Crawford County
  • Stoddard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Dorchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for De Soto. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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