Abandoned Record
About Santa Fe
Santa Fe is a ghost town in the center of Haskell Township, Haskell County, Kansas, United States. It was also the county seat of Haskell County for more than the first quarter of a century of the county's existence.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Santa Fe, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Santa Fe is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Santa Fe
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1896 Garden City sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1896 Garden sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Dodge City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Dodge City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Dodge City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Garden City 3 SE sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 West of Copeland sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Dodge City sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Santa Fe
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kansas index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Santa Fe": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Santa Fe, Kansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q110883607.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).