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Santafee, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°43′40″N 80°41′39″W / 37.72778°N 80.69417°W / 37.72778; -80.69417
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Santafee, West Virginia
Santafee, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Santafee, West Virginia
Santafee, West Virginia
Santafee, West Virginia is located in the United States
Santafee, West Virginia
Santafee, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°43′40″N 80°41′39″W / 37.72778°N 80.69417°W / 37.72778; -80.69417
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountySummers
Elevation1,713 ft (522 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549536[1]

Santafee is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Santafee is 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Alderson.

The community's name most likely is derived from "Santa Fe".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santafee, West Virginia
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 554.