Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Travis County, Texas

New Sweden

Unincorporated community in Texas, United States.

Record

About New Sweden

New Sweden is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Travis County, Texas, United States. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.

This is a site record: what public sources say about New Sweden, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where New Sweden is

USGS topographic map around New Sweden
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

8 historic USGS maps cover New Sweden

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

Directions

Getting there

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Before you go

  • Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
  • Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
  • Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Nearby

Other sites near New Sweden

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.

Sources

Sources

  1. ghosttowns.com, "New Sweden": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
  2. Wikipedia, "New Sweden, Texas": coordinates and summary.
  3. Wikidata Q12012261.
  4. USGS GNIS 1380250.
  5. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  6. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).