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De Soto Georgia Map

Explore De Soto, Georgia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of De Soto, Georgia

How to Use This De Soto, Georgia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for De Soto, Georgia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Georgia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to De Soto.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	De Soto
State	Georgia (GA)
County	Sumter County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	31.9548
Longitude	-84.0636
Population	124
Density	58.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	31743
Area Code	229
County Seat	Americus
School District	Sumter County School District

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About De Soto, Georgia

De Soto is a locality in Sumter County, Georgia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 124. The population density is 58.7 people per km². De Soto is located at 31.9548°N, 84.0636°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. De Soto is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 31743.

De Soto sits amidst a vast, quiet expanse of flat, agricultural earth where the horizon seems to stretch indefinitely under a pale, expansive sky. It lies 12.8 miles southeast of Americus, GA (from Americus, GA: bearing 129°T), and is situated 16.5 miles west of Cordele. The landscape is defined by fields that shift from the deep, dusty green of summer crops to the muted browns of harvest, punctuated by the occasional stand of longleaf pine that breaks the monotony of the plain. Chokee Creek meanders just a mile from the center of De Soto, its waters moving with a deliberate, sluggish grace through the dense undergrowth and thickets that line its banks. During the humid warmth of mid-afternoon, the light catches the fine, airborne dust of the fields, turning the air into a shimmering veil that softens the edges of the barns and silos dotting the perimeter.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the local economy, a legacy of a time when the railroad dictated the expansion of small depots across this part of the state. Life in De Soto moves with a steady, predictable cadence, anchored by the cycles of planting and the quiet maintenance of rural infrastructure. Residents often seek the shade and open space of the Southeast Recreational Park, a modest retreat located a mile away, or spend leisure hours near the banks of Lake Blackshear, which lies seven miles to the east, providing a wider expanse of water to contrast with the inland dryness. The history of the area is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring, patient labor of those who work the red-clay-stained soil, maintaining a quiet continuity that persists long after the bustle of the harvest season has faded into the stillness of a Georgia evening.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Southeast Recreational Park (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 246° SW
Leslie Pool (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 268° W
Wheatley Forest (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 110° E
Georgia Veterans State Park (State Park) — 8.1 mi, 085° E
129-001 (State Recreation Area) — 10.4 mi, 294° NW
Rosalynn Carter statue (Public Artwork) — 11.5 mi, 308° NW
Flint River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 015° N
Charles Lindbergh monument (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 327° NW
Chehaw Indian Monument (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 197° S
080-002 (State Recreation Area) — 13.1 mi, 221° SW
Mossy Dell Reg Park (Local Park) — 15.4 mi, 191° S
Crisp County Confederate Monument (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 088° E
A mile of WWI monuments (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 316° NW
Titan I Missile (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 089° E
Tractor Barn (Historic Ruins) — 21.5 mi, 184° S
Burned down house (Historic Ruins) — 21.6 mi, 183° S
Chehaw State Park (State Park) — 22.0 mi, 190° S
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 26.7 mi, 191° S
Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival (Attraction) — 43.5 mi, 029° NE
Old Main Theatre (Theatre) — 44.7 mi, 254° W
Georgia Museum of Agriculture (Attraction) — 45.9 mi, 137° SE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ga (National Wildlife Refuge) — 53.1 mi, 222° SW · 1,786 acres
U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection (Museum) — 53.9 mi, 303° NW
Moultrie Stadium Cinema 6 (Cinema) — 55.7 mi, 162° S
Museum of Colquitt County History (Museum) — 56.3 mi, 163° S
Moultrie Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 56.3 mi, 164° S
Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.8 mi, 027° NE · 16k acres
Giant Screen Theater at the National Infantry Museum (Cinema) — 60.1 mi, 300° NW
Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 60.2 mi, 300° NW
Oconee National Forest (National Forest) — 75.9 mi, 015° N · 116k acres

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