Do you want to live in one DeSoto County’s only incorporated community? Arcadia is a city in DeSoto County, Florida that got its name from Arcadia Albritton, a daughter of pioneer settlers who baked Reverend James Hendry a cake for his birthday. He appreciated it so much he named the city after her. Arcadia is [...]

Do you want to live in Florida county that is full of old phosphate mines? In 1881, phosphate was discovered on the banks of Peace River in that flows through DeSoto County. The mining of this mineral brought much prosperity for many years. You can find many ruins of the old phosphate docks near Liverpool [...]