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
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: De Soto, Nebraska
- ^ Hernando De Soto[usurped]
- ^ "DeSoto Townsite - Washington County Historical Association". Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
- ^ Kancoll.org
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