Welcome to Santiago ...

Santiago is located in Sherburne County<1>.

The pronunciation of Santiago: san-tee-AH-goh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Santiago, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Santiago is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Santiago lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Santiago lies within the (763) area code.

The ZIP code for Santiago: 55377<4>

Communities Also Named Santiago ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Santiago - they are located in Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Santiago ...

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

• Saint Cloud
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
  • Saint Cloud is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Cloud <5>
• Elk River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River
  • Elk River is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk River <5>
• Sauk Rapids
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Rapids
  • Sauk Rapids is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauk Rapids <5>
• Monticello
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <5>
• Big Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
  • Big Lake is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Lake <5>
• Waite Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Park
  • Waite Park is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waite Park <5>
• Zimmerman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
  • Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
  • Zimmerman has also been known as:
  • Lake Fremont
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <5>
• Becker
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Becker have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
  • Becker is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <5>
• Princeton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>
• Saint Augusta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
  • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people

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 Santiago. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Santiago.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Santiago. 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 Santiago.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santiago ...

Looking for more information about Santiago? 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 Santiago, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Santiago.

Adding Santiago to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Santiago 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 Santiago was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Santiago post office opened in 1858.

We also found Santiago in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Santiago.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sherburne County: www.co.sherburne.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/