De Soto, GA

De Soto is a city in Sumter County, Georgia, United States. The 2020 census counted 124 residents. De Soto is part of the Americus micropolitan statistical area. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1889 as the "Town of De Soto". In De Soto, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in De Soto, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. The community is named for Hernando de Soto, the explorer who discovered the Mississippi River.