Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Santa Fe (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Santa Fe. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Santa Fe is located in Monroe County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Audrain, Macon, Marion, Ralls, Randolph & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Santa Fe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Santa Fe:
- Monroe County (The home county of Santa Fe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Santa Fe, with the one closest to Santa Fe listed first.
- Florida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stoutsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Goss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goss is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Fork is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Holliday
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Holliday is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Granville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Monroe City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Middle Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
- Woodlawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Evansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Evansville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santa Fe, with the one closest to Santa Fe listed first.
- Laddonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rush Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Mexico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vandiver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vandiver is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Farber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Thompson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Benton City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Vandalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saling ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saling is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
- Tulip
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Martinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Larrabee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santa Fe, with the one closest to Santa Fe listed first.
- Centralia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgeon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hallsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santa Fe, with the one closest to Santa Fe listed first.
- Auxvasse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hatton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Kingdom City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santa Fe, with the one closest to Santa Fe listed first.
- Wellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santa Fe, with the one closest to Santa Fe listed first.
- New Harmony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Curryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Frankford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ralls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santa Fe, with the one closest to Santa Fe listed first.
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
- The Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Landing is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
- Madisonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Madisonville is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rensselaer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County
- Clark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santa Fe, with the one closest to Santa Fe listed first.
- Hunnewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Lakenan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lakenan is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
- Kendall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kendall is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Shelbina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Emden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Lentner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lentner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
- Enterprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Santa Fe, see our County-by-County Page for Santa Fe.
Cemeteries Near Santa Fe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Santa Fe.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Santa Fe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Santa Fe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Santa Fe, with the one closest to Santa Fe listed first.
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eubank Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Mt. Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bean Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lick Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scobee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (162 more) ...
- Scobee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Muldrow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Santa Fe had a population of 77 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Santa Fe, with the one closest to Santa Fe listed first.
- Molino
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Molino is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Strother
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Strother is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother
- Victor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Victor is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Worcester ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Worcester is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Florida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hutchison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hutchison is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- West Hartford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Hartford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartford
- Rush Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Laddonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goss is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stoutsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rowena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rowena is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Santa Fe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Santa Fe.
Newspapers Published in Santa Fe ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Santa Fe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Santa Fe, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Santa Fe.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Santa Fe:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Boone County
- Callaway County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Ralls County
- Randolph County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Santa Fe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |