Wellington in Lafayette County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Santa Fe Trail

Photographed by Derek Beals, March 21, 2026

1. Santa Fe Trail Marker

Inscription.
Santa Fe Trail
1821- 1872

Erected 1909 by Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.

Location. 39° 8.052′ N, 93° 58.951′ W. Marker is in Wellington, Missouri, in Lafayette County. It is on 5th Street (State Highway 224) west of Cherry Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 134 5th St, Wellington MO 64097, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Potawatomi "Trail of Death" March (a few steps

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from this marker); The Lewis and Clark Expedition Across Missouri (approx. 4.4 miles away); a different marker also named Potawatomi Trail of Death March (approx. 4.8 miles away); Elizabeth Aull Seminary (approx. 6.2 miles away); Fifth Branch Bank Building (approx. 6.3 miles away); Trail of Death (approx. 6.3 miles away); Madonna of the Trail Monument (approx. 6.3 miles away); Alexander Mitchell & Company Bank (approx. 6.3 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2026, by Derek Beals of Independence, Missouri. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on March 21, 2026, by Derek Beals of Independence, Missouri. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.