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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Santa Fe had a population of 92 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Santa Fe, with the one closest to Santa Fe listed first.

  • McGrawsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGrawsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrawsville
    • McGrawsville is located in Miami County
  • North Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Loree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Amboy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
    • Amboy is located in Miami County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Wawpecong
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wawpecong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawpecong
    • Wawpecong is located in Miami County
  • Miami
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bunker Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Bunker Hill is located in Miami County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <3>
  • Converse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bennetts Switch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennetts Switch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Switch
    • Bennetts Switch is located in Miami County
  • Plevna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Somerset
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Peru
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cassville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Richvalley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Erie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Erie is located in Miami County
  • Mier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
    • Mier is located in Grant County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mier
    • From Santa Fe to Mier
  • Galveston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
    • Galveston is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <3>
  • Vermont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sycamore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Sycamore is located in Howard County
  • Treaty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Onward
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Cass County
  • Greentown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
    • Greentown is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <3>
  • Sims
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweetser
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetser
    • Sweetser is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,092 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetser <3>
  • Jalapa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Santa Fe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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