- New Sweden, Texas
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New Sweden — Unincorporated community — Location within the state of Texas
New SwedenCoordinates: 30°24′31″N 97°30′47″W / 30.40861°N 97.51306°WCoordinates: 30°24′31″N 97°30′47″W / 30.40861°N 97.51306°W Country United States State Texas County Travis Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP codes FIPS code GNIS feature ID New Sweden is a small unincorporated community in northeast Travis County, Texas, United States.
The community was established in 1873 and was known then as Knight's Ranch. The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Congregation was established on February 23,1876 and initially carried the name Manor until 1887 when it was renamed and took the name, New Sweden. With the establishment of the New Sweden Lutheran Church, the community became known as New Sweden. A cotton gin began operation at New Sweden in 1882, and a post office opened in 1887.[1]
References
External links
- New Sweden, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
Municipalities and communities of Travis County, Texas County seat: Austin Cities Austin‡ | Bee Cave | Cedar Park‡ | Creedmoor | Elgin‡ | Jonestown | Lago Vista | Lakeway | Leander‡ | Manor | Mustang Ridge‡ | Pflugerville‡ | Rollingwood | Round Rock‡ | Sunset Valley | West Lake Hills
Villages Briarcliff | Point Venture | San Leanna | The Hills | Volente | Webberville
CDPs Barton Creek | Garfield | Hudson Bend | Jollyville‡ | Lost Creek | Shady Hollow | Wells Branch | Windemere
Unincorporated
communitiesBluff Springs | Cele | Del Valle | Elroy | Kimbro | Littig | Lund | Manchaca | Manda | Marshall Ford | McNeil | New Sweden | Pilot Knob
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Central Texas geography stubs
- Unincorporated communities in Texas
- Populated places in Travis County, Texas
- Ghost towns in Central Texas
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