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)
- Victory is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Lansing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Mound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mound is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mound
- 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)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- West Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Purdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Romance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Romance is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Genoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rising Sun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fargo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lycurgus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eitzen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- 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)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Towerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty Pole
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Freeburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburg is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Seneca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Stoddard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dorchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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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