Welcome to Royerton ...

Royerton is located in Delaware County<1>.

The location of Royerton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Royerton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Royerton is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Royerton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Royerton lies within the (765) area code.

Communities near Royerton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Royerton.

• Muncie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncie
  • Muncie is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncie <4>
• Anderson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>
• Yorktown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
  • Yorktown is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <4>
• Gas City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
  • Gas City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gas City <4>
• Hartford City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
  • Hartford City is located in Blackford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford City <4>
• Alexandria
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Upland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
  • Upland is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <4>
• Fairmount
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Fairmount is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <4>
• Chesterfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>
• Middletown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Royerton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Royerton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Royerton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Royerton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Royerton. See our Newspapers Page for Royerton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Royerton ...

Looking for more information about Royerton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Royerton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Royerton.

Adding Royerton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Royerton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Royerton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Royerton post office opened in 1869.

We also found Royerton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Royerton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Royerton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov