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Santa Fe County, New Mexico

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97historic places
—earliest paper
1848formed
154,823pop. 2020
30cemeteries
1CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 97 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 7 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Santa Fe, Lamy, La Cienega.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for New Mexico is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Santa Fe titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

46 of 97 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

97 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Acequia System of El Rancho de las GolondrinasSanta FeSite1980
Agua Fria Schoolhouse SiteSanta FeSite2019
Alarid, Ricardo, HouseSanta FeBuilding1984
Allison DormitorySanta FeBuilding1984
Apache Canyon Railroad BridgeLamyStructure1979
Archbishop Lamy's ChapelSanta FeBuilding1988
Arroyo Hondo PuebloSanta FeSite2007
Barrio de Analco Historic District (Additional Documentation) NHLSanta FeDistrict1968
Baumann, Jane and Gustave, House and StudioSanta FeBuilding2012
Bergere, Alfred M., HouseSanta FeBuilding1975
Bouquet, Jean, Historic/Archeological DistrictPojoaqueDistrict1983
Camino Real-Alamitos SectionSanto Domingo PuebloStructure2011
Camino Real-Canon de las Bocas SectionSanta FeSite2011
Camino Real-La Bajada Mesa SectionSanta FeSite2011
Camino del Monte Sol Historic DistrictSanta FeDistrict1988
Connor HallSanta FeBuilding1988
Crespin, Gregorio, HouseSanta FeBuilding1975
Davey, Randall, HouseSanta FeBuilding1970
Delgado Street BridgeSanta FeStructure2015
Digneo-Valdes HouseSanta FeBuilding1978
Dodge-Bailey HouseSanta FeBuilding2007
Don Gaspar BridgeSanta FeStructure2002
Don Gaspar Historic DistrictSanta FeDistrict1983
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro-La Bajada North SectionLa CienegaSite2018
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro-La Bajada South SectionLa CienegaStructure2018
El Puente de Los HidalgosSanta FeStructure2001
El Rancho de las GolondrinasSanta FeDistrict2022
El Rancho de las Golondrinas Section-El Camino Real de Tierra AdentoSanta FeSite2013
El Santuario de Chimayo NHLChimayoBuilding1970
El ZaguanSanta FeBuilding2008
Fairview CemeterySanta FeDistrict2005
Federal BuildingSanta FeBuilding1974
Fort Marcy Officer's ResidenceSanta FeBuilding1975
Fort Marcy RuinsSanta FeSite1975
Hayt-Wientge HouseSanta FeBuilding1977
HospitalSanta FeBuilding1988
Hyde Memorial State ParkSanta FeDistrict2021
Immaculate Heart of Mary SeminarySanta FeDistrict2024
Jackson, J.B., HouseSanta FeBuilding1999
John Gaw Meem Architects OfficeSanta FeBuilding2019
Jones, Everret, HouseSanta FeBuilding2004
K'uuyemugehCuyamungueDistrict2015
Kelly, Daniel T., HouseSanta FeBuilding2005
La Armeria de Santa FeSanta FeBuilding2011
La Bajada Mesa Agricultural SiteLa BajadaSite1983
La Cieneguilla South Section-El Camino Real de Tierra AdentoLa CienegaSite2013
La Iglesia de Santa Cruz and Site of the Plaza of Santa Cruz de la CanadaEspanolaDistrict1973
Laboratory of AnthropologySanta FeBuilding1983
Laboratory of Anthropology Director’s ResidenceSanta FeBuilding2023
Lamy Junction Archeological DistrictLamyDistrict2016
Las AcequiasSanta FeDistrict2008
Lujan-Ortiz HouseJaconitaBuilding2000
Madrid Historic DistrictMadridDistrict1977
Meem, John Gaw and Faith Bemis, HouseSanta FeBuilding2017
National Park Service Southwest Regional Office NHLSanta FeBuilding1970
NavawiWhite RockSite1982
New Mexico Supreme Court BuildingSanta FeBuilding2002
New Mexico Territorial and State CapitolSanta FeBuilding2025
Nordfeldt, B. J. O. and Margaret Doolittle, HouseSanta FeBuilding2020
Nuestra Senora de Luz Church and CemeteryCanoncitoBuilding1995
Otowi Historic DistrictSanta FeDistrict1975
Otowi Suspension BridgeSan IldefonsoStructure1997
Palace of the Governors NHLSanta FeBuilding1966
Petroglyph HillGalisteoBuilding2015
Pflueger General Merchandise Store and Annex SaloonLamyBuilding1987
Plaza del CerroChimayoDistrict1972
Pond-Kelly HouseSanta FeBuilding2018
Pueblo of NambeSanta FeDistrict1974
Pueblo of TesuqueSanta FeDistrict1973
Reredos of Our Lady of LightSanta FeObject1970
Route 66 and National Old Trails Road Historic Distric at La BajadaLa Bajada VillageDistrict2005
Roybal, Ignacio, HouseJaconaBuilding1986
San Ildefonso PuebloEspanolaDistrict1974
San Jose HallGalisteoBuilding2015
San Lazaro NHLSanta FeSite1966
San Marcos PuebloCapitanSite1982
Santa Fe Historic DistrictSanta FeDistrict1973
Santa Fe National CemeterySanta FeDistrict2016
Santa Fe Plaza NHLSanta FeSite1966
Santa Fe River Park ChannelSanta FeStructure2008
Santa Fe Trail-Apache Canyon Bridge SiteGlorietaSite2012
Santa Fe Trail-Canada de los Alamos SiteCanoncito at Apache CanyonSite2013
Schmidt, Albert, House and StudioTesuqueBuilding2003
School Building Number 2Santa FeBuilding1988
Scottish Rite CathedralSanta FeBuilding1987
Second Ward SchoolSanta FeBuilding1978
Seton Village NHLSanta FeDistrict1966
Shonnard, Eugenie, HouseSanta FeBuilding1975
Spiegelberg HouseSanta FeBuilding1973
St. John's College-Santa Fe, New MexicoSanta FeDistrict2015
Superintendent's ResidenceSanta FeBuilding1988
Tully, Pinckney R., HouseSanta FeBuilding1974
U.S. CourthouseSanta FeBuilding1973
U.S. Post Office and Federal BuildingSanta FeBuilding2022
Vierra, Carlos, HouseSanta FeBuilding1979
Vigil, Donaciano, HouseSanta FeBuilding1972
Wheelwright Museum of the American IndianSanta FeBuilding1990

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Santa Fe was formed in 1848 (1848-07-04) from unknown / original county.

SANTA FE established as one of seven original New Mexico counties on 22 Sep 1846 under Kearny's Code of Laws for occupied Mexican territory. Western portion included within the Mexican Cession of 4 July 1848. Eastern portion overlaps Texas claims.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Santa Fe County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).

155k81k7,7131850188019201940196020002020
18501860188019001920194019501960198020002020
7,7138,11410,86714,65815,03030,82638,15344,97075,360129,292154,823

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

National Park Service sites nearby

NPS

Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).

SiteTypeDist.
Pecos National Historical ParkPark unit23.2 km
Bandelier National MonumentPark unit44.5 km

Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

30 cemeteries and 8 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 30 of 30 listed
NameLatLon
Aqua Fria Cemetery35.66087-106.03021
Black Mesa Cemetery35.92988-106.11816
Cañoncito Cemetery35.54933-105.82628
Cedar Grove Cemetery35.16966-106.19103
Cerrillos Protestant Cemetery35.43881-106.11515
Chimayo Catholic Cemetery36.00252-105.9303
Cristo Rey Cemetery35.67489-105.91329
Cundiyo Cemetery35.95867-105.89813
Fairview Cemetery35.67549-105.95908
Glorieta Cemetery35.5827-105.77009
Guadalupe Cemetery35.67591-105.9526
Hyer Cemetery35.21559-106.13779
Hyer Cemetery35.21448-106.11918
La Bajada Cemetery35.55486-106.23998
Lamy Cemetery35.4832-105.88398
Madrid Cemetery35.41636-106.1569
Mountain Valley Cemetery35.07509-106.24321
New Galisteo Cemetery35.39775-105.95039
Ojo de Vaca Cemetery35.41049-105.79184
Old Galisteo Cemetery35.39705-105.95133
Rosario Cemetery35.6942-105.94697
Rosario Cemetery35.48031-106.22751
San Francisco Catholic Church Cemetery35.26783-106.21355
San Isidro Cemetery35.65807-106.01416
San Miguelito Cemetery35.42761-105.77315
San Pedro Cemetery35.23865-106.21863
Santa Cruz Cemetery35.9922-106.04712
Santa Fe Memorial Gardens35.63929-105.9537
Santa Fe National Cemetery35.69825-105.94901
Stanley Cemetery35.16004-105.9739
Historical populated places — 8 of 8
NameLatLon
Agua35.24532-106.24558
Analco35.68336-105.94363
Bonanza City35.53892-106.12002
Chapatalito35.34643-105.98113
Dolores35.34254-106.11974
Ortiz35.33615-106.15169
Waldo35.45059-106.1478
White Lakes35.20171-105.78696

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Civil War battlefields nearby

ABPP

American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.

BattlefieldStudy acresDist.Site ID
Glorieta Pass12,60417.5 kmNM002

Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).

Historical markers

HMdb link

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