New Santa Fe, Indiana

New Santa Fe
Unincorporated community
New Santa Fe
New Santa Fe
Coordinates: 40°40′25″N 85°59′16″W / 40.67361°N 85.98778°W / 40.67361; -85.98778Coordinates: 40°40′25″N 85°59′16″W / 40.67361°N 85.98778°W / 40.67361; -85.98778
Country United States
State Indiana
County Miami
Township Butler
Elevation 801 ft (244 m)
ZIP code 46970
FIPS code 18-53604[1]
GNIS feature ID 440116[2]

New Santa Fe is an unincorporated community in Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana.

History

New Santa Fe had its start when the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad was extended to that point, missing the older town of Santa Fe, from which the new community took its name.[3] The plat for New Santa Fe is dated 1902.[4]

Geography

New Santa Fe is located at 40°40′25″N 85°59′16″W / 40.67361°N 85.98778°W / 40.67361; -85.98778.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "New Santa Fe, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ↑ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. p. 199.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. This village was platted on July 25, 1902... ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. 241


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