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Welcome to New Baden ...

New Baden is located

New Baden is located in Robertson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Baden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

New Baden is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: New Baden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for New Baden: 979

The ZIP code for New Baden: 77870<3>

Communities Also Named New Baden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named New Baden - it's located in Illinois.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Baden.

Communities near New Baden ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Baden.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around New Baden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Baden.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Baden. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Baden.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Baden. See our Newspapers Page for New Baden.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Baden ...

Looking for more information about New Baden? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for New Baden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Baden.

Adding New Baden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Baden in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for New Baden was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Baden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Robertson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Baden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as New Baden). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether New Baden or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.