Welcome to Santa Fe ...

Santa Fe is located in Alachua County<1>.

The location of Santa Fe has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Santa Fe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

When the people of Santa Fe refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Santa Fean<3>

Santa Fe is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Santa Fe lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Santa Fe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Santa Fe - they are located in Colorado (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Santa Fe.

Communities near Santa Fe ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Santa Fe.

• Gainesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <5>
• Alachua
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alachua
  • Alachua is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alachua <5>
• Newberry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <5>
• High Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Springs
  • High Springs is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Springs <5>
• Starke
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starke
  • Starke is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starke <5>
• Lake Butler
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butler
  • Lake Butler is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Butler <5>
• Waldo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Waldo is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <5>
• Fort White
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort White
  • Fort White is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort White <5>
• Hampton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• La Crosse
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • La Crosse is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Santa Fe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Santa Fe.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Santa Fe. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Santa Fe.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Santa Fe. See our Newspapers Page for Santa Fe.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santa Fe ...

Looking for more information about Santa Fe? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Santa Fe, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Santa Fe.

Adding Santa Fe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Santa Fe in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Santa Fe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Santa Fe post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Santa Fe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Santa Fe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/