New Wehdem, Texas

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New Wehdem, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 30°04′21″N96°20′46″W / 30.0724422°N 96.3460767°W / 30.0724422; -96.3460767
Country United States
State Texas
County Austin
Elevation
377 ft (115 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 979
GNIS feature ID2034862 [1]

New Wehdem is an unincorporated community in Austin County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 100 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.

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History

The area in what is now known as New Wehdem today was first settled in the second half of the 19th century. Several residents from nearby Wehdem moved to this community in the early 1930s and was thus named New Wehdem after World War II. Its population was 150 in 1965. It declined soon after and was at 100 in the early 1990s through 2000. It is not to be confused with the one established in the 1890s, which was the original name of Wehdem. [2]

Geography

New Wehdem is located just off Texas State Highway 36, 8 mi (13 km) northwest of Bellville, [2] 23 mi (37 km) north of Sealy and 11 mi (18 km) south of Brenham in northern Austin County. [3]

Education

New Wehdem is served by the Bellville Independent School District.

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Wehdem is an unincorporated community in Austin County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Wehdem, Texas
  2. 1 2 Long, Christopher (January 5, 1995). "New Wehdem, TX". tshaonline.org.
  3. ↑ "New Wehdem, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved January 19, 2022.


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