Santa Fe is a city in Galveston County, Texas. It is named for the Santa Fe Railroad (now part of BNSF Railway) which runs through the town alongside State Highway 6. Locals refer to their town as “The Fe.”
In 1877, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway was built through the western part of Galveston county. By the turn of the century, three small, unincorporated towns had formed along the railway: Alta Loma, Arcadia and Alg oa. The Santa Fe Independent School District, named after the railway, was established shortly afterward to serve the area.
