Welcome to New Santa Fe ...
New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County<1>.
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The location of New Santa Fe has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Santa Fe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.
New Santa Fe is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: New Santa Fe lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for New Santa Fe: 816 & 975<4>
Communities Also Named New Santa Fe ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named New Santa Fe - they are located in Indiana and Kansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Santa Fe.
Communities near New Santa Fe ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Santa Fe.
- Kansas City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Kansas City is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <5>
- Overland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
- Overland Park is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <5>
- Kansas City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <5>
- Olathe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
- Olathe is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <5>
- Independence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <5>
- Lee's Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Summit
- Lee's Summit is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee's Summit <5>
- Shawnee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Shawnee is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <5>
- Blue Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Blue Springs is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <5>
- Lenexa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lenexa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
- Lenexa is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <5>
- Leawood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
- Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <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 New Santa Fe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Santa Fe.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New 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 New Santa Fe.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Santa Fe. See our Newspapers Page for New Santa Fe.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Santa Fe ...
Looking for more information about New 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 New Santa Fe, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Santa Fe.
Adding New Santa Fe to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New 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 New Santa Fe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the New Santa Fe post office opened in 1853.
We also found New Santa Fe in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Santa Fe.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Santa Fe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mo.us/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Santa Fe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the New Santa Fe area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the New Santa Fe area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |