New Sweden Ghost Town

Travis County, Texas30.4086, -97.5131

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
4.6 miManor, TX
Mild months
Jan–Dec8 of 12
Next ghost town
13 miMcNeil
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of New Sweden. No free-licensed photo yet.

New Sweden is a ghost town in Travis County, Texas.

On the map

20 mi40 miAustinRound RockBrushy CreekTaylorNew Sweden
  • Private or unlisted

Star: New Sweden. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Manor, TX, about 4.6 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pflugerville, TX, 6 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. McNeil13 mi west
  2. McDuff13 mi south
  3. Dunstan20 mi southeast
  4. Phelan21 mi southeast
  5. Yewpon25 mi southeast
  6. Lytton Springs29 mi south
  7. Nile30 mi northeast
  8. Donahoe30 mi north

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°6139Jan6443Feb7149Mar7857Apr8565May9271Jun9573Jul9673Aug9068Sep8158Oct7049Nov6241DecJan: 3.0 inFeb: 2.1 inMar: 3.1 inApr: 2.7 inMay: 4.9 inJun: 3.0 inJul: 2.0 inAug: 2.3 inSep: 3.0 inOct: 4.0 inNov: 3.1 inDec: 3.0 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Elgin 1 N. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Elgin 1 N station (USC00412820), 9.1 miles away. About 36.2 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationTravis County, Texas
Coordinates30.40861, -97.51306
Also known asNew Sweden, TX
SourcesWikidata Q12012261 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is New Sweden ghost town?

In Travis County, Texas, at 30.4086, -97.5131. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Manor, TX, about 4.6 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pflugerville, TX, 6 miles away.

Can you visit New Sweden?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit New Sweden?

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Elgin 1 N. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near New Sweden?

Yes. McNeil (13 mi), McDuff (13 mi), Dunstan (20 mi), Phelan (21 mi).

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