Welcome to New Sweden ...

New Sweden is located in Hill Country.

New Sweden is located in Travis County<1>.

The location of New Sweden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Sweden, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

New Sweden is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for New Sweden: (512)

Communities Also Named New Sweden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named New Sweden - they are located in Idaho, Maine and Minnesota.

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

Communities near New Sweden ...

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

• Austin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 995,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Round Rock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Rock
  • Round Rock is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Rock <4>
• Georgetown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Cedar Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
  • Cedar Park is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Park <4>
• Pflugerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pflugerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pflugerville
  • Pflugerville is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pflugerville <4>
• Hutto
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
  • Hutto is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <4>
• Taylor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Manor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
  • Manor is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <4>
• Elgin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
• West Lake Hills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lake Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
  • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people

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 Sweden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Sweden.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Sweden. 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 Sweden.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Sweden ...

Looking for more information about New Sweden? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to New Sweden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Sweden.

Adding New Sweden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Sweden 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 for New Sweden was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Sweden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Travis County: www.co.travis.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/