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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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 Maury County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Maury County: Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall & Williamson.

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:

  • Maury 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.
    • Hill Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Hill Town is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
    • Mowd ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Mowd is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
    • New Hope
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • New Hope is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
    • Fly
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • New Flys Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • New Flys Village is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
    • Theta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Arkland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sawdust
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sawdust is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
    • Jameson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ben ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Ben is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
    • Williamsport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chartersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Chartersville is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
    • Armour Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Armour Village is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
  • Bedford County
    • Palmetto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Palmetto is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
  • Cheatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Santa Fe, with the one closest to Santa Fe listed first.
    • Kingston Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Pegram
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bell Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
  • Davidson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Santa Fe, with the one closest to Santa Fe listed first.
    • Linton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bellevue
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Forest Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
    • Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
    • Watkins ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Watkins is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
    • Belle Meade
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
    • Green Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
    • Oak Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
    • Wrencoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickson County
  • Giles County
  • Hickman County
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Santa Fe, with the one closest to Santa Fe listed first.
    • Webber City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Webber City is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
    • Henryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ethridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Lewis County
  • Marshall County
  • Rutherford County
  • Williamson County

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.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Santa Fe had a population of 269 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.

  • Mowd ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mowd is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
  • Water Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Water Valley is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Fly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Theta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamsport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ben ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ben is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
  • Whiteoak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Whiteoak is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
  • Godwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Godwin is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin
  • Carters Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Loco ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Loco is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
  • Jones Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
  • Duck River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Kettle Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kettle Mills is located in Maury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
    • Columbia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Boston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Boston is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston

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 45 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. 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 visit 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:

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>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'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>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.