De Soto
De Soto is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Nebraska, United States. As of today, De Soto contains farmland with about three families residing there.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: ghost town in Washington County, Nebraska
- Also known as: “De Soto, NE” and “De Soto, Nebraska”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station.
Fort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station
Photo: Ammodramus, CC0.
The Fort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station is a shut-down nuclear power plant located on 660 acres which is maintained in a natural state. The power plant is owned by the Omaha Public Power District of Omaha, Nebraska. Fort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station is situated 2 miles northwest of De Soto.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Calhoun and Blair.
Fort Calhoun
Town
Photo: Ammodramus, CC0.
Fort Calhoun is a city in Washington County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,108 at the 2020 census. The city includes Fort Atkinson, the first fort built west of the Missouri River. Fort Calhoun is situated 3½ miles southeast of De Soto.
Blair
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Blair is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 7,990 at the 2010 census. Blair is a part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Statistical Area. Blair is situated 5 miles northwest of De Soto.
De Soto
- Categories: ghost town, unincorporated community in the United States, and locality
- Location: Township 2, Washington, Nebraska, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.49861° or 41° 29′ 55″ northLongitude
-96.05751° or 96° 3′ 27″ westElevation
1,007 feet (307 metres)Open location code
86H5FWXR+CXOpenStreetMap ID
node 151345366OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“De Soto” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “迪索托”
- Irish: “De Soto”
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