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Welcome to New Sweden ...

New Sweden is located in Hill Country.

New Sweden is located in Travis County<1>.

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

New Sweden is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for New Sweden: 512 & 737<3>

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)
  • Round Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Pflugerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hutto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hutto is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
    • 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)
    • Taylor is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • 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)
    • Manor is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
    • 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)
    • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • 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)
    • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
    • 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 (so far) for New Sweden was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Travis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Sweden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 512 code has been Overlayed with the 737 area code. New phone numbers in the New Sweden area will be assigned with one of these codes: 512 or 737. As a result, placing a call in the New Sweden area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.