| Name of cemetery: | New Sweden Cemetery |
| Caretaker: | Raymond & Sharon Robbins, 17210 Axell Lane, New Sweden, TX; Marilyn Samuelson is secretary of church, works Tuesday and Thursday mornings at the church. |
| Location of cemetery: | New Sweden, Travis County, Texas (Lat. N 30.40762, Long. W 097.51099) |
| Driving Directions: | From the intersection of Rts. 79 and 973 in Taylor, drive south for 12 miles to New Sweden Road. Turn left onto New Sweden Road. Cemetery is on the corner. |
| Appearance: | The entrance is marked by a cast iron archway with the words “New Sweden Cemetery”. See photo #7. There is an iron fence on either side of the archway. The cemetery consists of two sections – an “Old”section to the left of the archway and a “New” section that comprises the major portion of the cemetery. Most of the plots in the “New” section are surrounded by low concrete walls. See photgraphs #15 and #16. See the layout drawing for the plot numbering. Within each plot of the “New” section there are four subplots numbered 1 to 4. Within each subplot, there may be multiple markers – if so, they are number sequentially from north to south. |
| Date transcribed: | October 2000 – April 2001 |
| Abbreviations: | FS : footstone, FHM: funeral home marker |
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