co.DesOto.fl.us
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About co.DesOto.fl.us
DeSoto County is named for the Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto. It was created from Manatee County in 1887. Until 1921 DeSoto was one of the largest counties in the state, but residents complained of the vast distances between home and courthouse and it was subdivided to create Hardee, Charlotte, Highlands, and Glades Counties, q.v. The original DeSoto County seat, which had also served Manatee County since 1866, was located at Pine Level.
