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Nearest Communities to De Soto,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to De Soto, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for De Soto:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from De Soto.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

De Soto is primarily located in Crawford County. A portion of De Soto extends into Vernon County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crawford County: Allamakee (IA), Clayton (IA), Grant, Richland & Vernon.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 163 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of De Soto. Of these communities, 134 are located in counties other than Crawford County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for De Soto (which is Crawford County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from De Soto

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Crawford County   (where De Soto resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.crawfordcountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Crawford:   Prairie du Chien
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to De Soto   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from De Soto.
      • Freeman
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Freeman is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • 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
      • Reed
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Reed is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
      • Rising Sun
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Fairview
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Fairview is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Towerville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
      • Seneca
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Seneca is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Charme
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Charme is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
      • Gays Mills
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
      • Pine Knob
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Pine Knob is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
      • Eastman
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Eastman is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
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        • Bell Center
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Petersburg
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Soldiers Grove
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
        • Barnum
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Barnum is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
        • Montgomeryville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Montgomeryville is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomeryville
        • Rolling Ground
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Rolling Ground is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ground
        • Steuben
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • North Clayton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • North Clayton is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clayton
        • Prairie du Chien
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • White Corners
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • White Corners is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Corners
        • Mount Zion
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Mount Zion is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
        • Plugtown
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Plugtown is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plugtown
        • Wauzeka
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Wauzeka is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
        • Harmony Hill
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Harmony Hill is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
        • Bridgeport
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Boydtown
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Easter Rock
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Easter Rock is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Rock
  • Grant County
  • La Crosse County
  • Monroe County
  • Richland County
    • County Website:   https://co.richland.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Richland:   Richland Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to De Soto   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from De Soto.
      • Viola
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jimtown
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Jimtown is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
      • Sylvan
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Sylvan is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
      • Tunnelville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Tunnelville is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
      • Bosstown
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Bosstown is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosstown
      • Tavera
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Tavera is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavera
      • Excelsior
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Excelsior is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
      • Five Points
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Five Points is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Vernon County
    • County Website:   https://www.vernoncountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Vernon:   Viroqua
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to De Soto   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from De Soto.
      • Victory
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Victory is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • 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)
      • 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
      • Romance
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Romance is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
      • Purdy
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Genoa
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Fargo
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Newton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bud
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Bud is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
      • Liberty Pole
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Stoddard
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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        • Chaseburg
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Springville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Springville is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
        • Folsom
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Folsom is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
        • Esofea
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Esofea is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esofea
        • Viroqua
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Viroqua is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
        • Pleasant Valley
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Pleasant Valley is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
        • Coon Valley
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Readstown
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Readstown is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
        • Ross
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Ross is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
        • Westby
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Liberty
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Liberty is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
        • Avalanche
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Avalanche is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalanche
        • Sugar Grove
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Sugar Grove is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
        • Bloomingdale
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Bloomingdale is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
        • Newry
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • La Farge
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Allamakee County
    • County Website:   https://allamakeecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Allamakee:   Waukon (IA)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to De Soto   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from De Soto.
      • Lansing
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Lansing is located in Allamakee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
      • New Albin
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Village Creek
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Village Creek is located in Allamakee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
      • Church
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Church is located in Allamakee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church
      • Lyndale
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Lyndale is located in Allamakee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndale
      • Thompson Corner
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Thompson Corner is located in Allamakee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Corner
      • Dalby
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Eldergrove
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Eldergrove is located in Allamakee County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldergrove
      • Elon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lycurgus
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Harpers Ferry
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • 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
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  • Clayton County
    • County Website:   https://www.claytoncountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Clayton:   Elkader (IA)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to De Soto   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from De Soto.
      • Watson
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Giard Station ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Giard Station is located in Clayton County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard Station
      • Marquette
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • McGregor Heights
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • McGregor Heights is located in Clayton County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor Heights
      • West Yards
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • West Yards is located in Clayton County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yards
      • Beulah
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • McGregor
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Monona
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hardin
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Valdora ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Valdora is located in Clayton County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdora
      • Luana
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Luana is located in Clayton County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luana
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luana <3>
      • Froelich
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Froelich is located in Clayton County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froelich
      • Giard
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Giard is located in Clayton County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giard
      • Ridley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Ridley is located in Clayton County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley
  • Winneshiek County
    • County Website:   https://winneshiekcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Winneshiek:   Decorah (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to De Soto   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from De Soto.
      • Sattre
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Sattre is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattre
      • Washington Prairie
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Washington Prairie is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Prairie
      • Canoe
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Canoe is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
      • Highlandville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Thoten
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Thoten is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoten
      • Nasset
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Nasset is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasset
      • Frankville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Locust
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Locust is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
      • Springwater
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Springwater is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
      • Moneek
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Moneek is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneek
      • Freeport
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Freeport is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Hesper
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Decorah
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Fillmore County
  • Houston County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.houston.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Houston:   Caledonia (MN)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to De Soto   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from De Soto.
      • Cee Jefferson
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Cee Jefferson is located in Houston County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cee Jefferson
      • Reno
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Eitzen
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Freeburg
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Freeburg is located in Houston County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
      • Brownsville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Wilmington
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bee
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Caledonia
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Highland Park Estates
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Highland Park Estates is located in Houston County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park Estates
      • Pine Estates
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Pine Estates is located in Houston County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Estates
      • Willington Grove
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hokah
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Hokah is located in Houston County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokah <3>
      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
        • Village Terrace
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Village Terrace is located in Houston County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Terrace
        • Spring Grove
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Schechs Mill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Schechs Mill is located in Houston County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schechs Mill
        • Black Hammer
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Black Hammer is located in Houston County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hammer
        • Sheldon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Sheldon is located in Houston County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
        • Newhouse
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Newhouse is located in Houston County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
        • La Crescent
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Shepardson's Park
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Shepardson's Park is located in Houston County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardson's Park
        • Riceford
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • River Junction
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • River Junction is located in Houston County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
        • Houston
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • South Ridge
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • South Ridge is located in Houston County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
        • Yucatan
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- De Soto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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