Record

About Sweden

Sweden is a ghost town in Duval County, Texas, United States, located four miles southwest of Benavides off Farm-to-Market Road 359. The post office first opened in 1884, but closed the next year.
From Wikipedia, "Sweden, Texas", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about 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 Sweden is

USGS topographic map around 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

4 historic USGS maps cover 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.

1956 Benavides sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
1956 Laredo sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1968 Benavides sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1985 Alice sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

Google Maps directions Apple Maps OpenStreetMap

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 Sweden

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

Crestonio15.6 mi SW · Duval
Pila Blanca17.3 mi N · Duval
Los Ojuelos34.1 mi W · Webb

Sources

Wikipedia, "Sweden, Texas": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q7654282.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).