De Soto, Nebraska
Place in Nebraska, United States
41°30′4.15″N 96°3′24.15″W / 41.5011528°N 96.0567083°W / 41.5011528; -96.0567083[1]
De Soto is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Nebraska, United States.[1] It was named in honor of the sixteenth-century Spanish explorer, Hernando De Soto.[2] De Soto was founded in 1855 and served as the county seat from 1858-1866. During its heyday, the town hosted many flourishing new businesses: hotels, saloons, stores, newspapers and banks.[3]
De Soto contains farmland with about three families residing there.[4]
References
External links
- v
- t
- e
Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Nebraska, United States
County seat: Blair
- Blair
- Fort Calhoun
- Arlington
- Herman
- Kennard
- Washington
communities
community
- Nebraska portal
- United States portal
This Nebraska state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e