Welcome to Port Royal ...

Port Royal is located in Henry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Royal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

A typical abbreviation for Port Royal: Prt. Royal

Port Royal is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Port Royal: (502)

The ZIP code for Port Royal: 40058<4>

Communities Also Named Port Royal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Port Royal - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Port Royal.

Communities near Port Royal ...

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

• La Grange
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Oldham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <5>
• Carrollton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <5>
• Eminence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
  • Eminence is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <5>
• Warsaw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <5>
• Vevay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vevay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vevay
  • Vevay is located in Switzerland County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vevay <5>
• Owenton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owenton
  • Owenton is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owenton <5>
• New Castle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Pleasureville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
  • Pleasureville is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasureville <5>
• Campbellsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsburg
  • Campbellsburg is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsburg <5>
• Milton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Trimble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>

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 Port Royal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Royal.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port Royal. 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 Port Royal.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Royal ...

Looking for more information about Port Royal? 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 Port Royal, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Port Royal.

Adding Port Royal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Royal 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 Port Royal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Port Royal post office opened in 1837.

We also found Port Royal in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Royal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Henry County: www.henrycountygov.com/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/