New Baden, Texas

New Baden
—  Unincorporated community  —
New Baden
Coordinates: 31°03′04″N 96°25′45″W / 31.05111°N 96.42917°W / 31.05111; -96.42917Coordinates: 31°03′04″N 96°25′45″W / 31.05111°N 96.42917°W / 31.05111; -96.42917
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Robertson
Elevation	427 ft (130 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	979
GNIS feature ID	1363681[1]

New Baden is an unincorporated community in Robertson County, Texas, United States. New Baden is located on U.S. Route 79 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Franklin.

History

New Baden was founded in 1881 by German immigrants. The community opened a post office in 1882; it later grew to contain a drugstore, hotel, church, and railway station. The population of New Baden peaked at 175 in 1915; it declined to 105 by 1970 but rose to 150 in 2000.^[2]

References

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "New Baden, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/NN/hln6.html. Retrieved 4 July 2009.