Welcome to Santa Fe ...

Santa Fe is primarily located in Auglaize County<1>. A portion of Santa Fe extends into Logan County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Santa Fe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

When the people of Santa Fe refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Santa Fean<2>

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

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

Telephone area codes for Santa Fe: (419) & (567)<4>

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), Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Missouri, New Mexico, 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.

• Lima
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Lima is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <5>
• Sidney
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <5>
• Bellefontaine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
  • Bellefontaine is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefontaine <5>
• Wapakoneta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapakoneta
  • Wapakoneta is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wapakoneta <5>
• Fort Shawnee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
  • Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
• Cridersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cridersville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cridersville
  • Cridersville is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cridersville <5>
• Anna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Anna is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <5>
• Jackson Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Center
  • Jackson Center is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson Center <5>
• Russells Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russells Point have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Point
  • Russells Point is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russells Point <5>
• De Graff
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Graff have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
  • De Graff is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Graff <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.<7>

From that list, the Santa Fe post office opened in 1881.

We also found Santa Fe in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Auglaize County: www.auglaizecounty.org

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/