Welcome to Royston ...
So far, we found very little information about Royston. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Royston to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Royston, please Contact Us.
Royston would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
The location of Royston has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Royston was founded in 1905.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Royston is 5,270 feet [1,606 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Royston is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Royston was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Royston ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Royston - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia, Michigan, Montana, Ontario and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Royston.
Communities near Royston ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Royston.
- Cloverdale ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Nye County
- Indian Springs ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Nye County
- Indian Springs has also been known as:
- Indian Spring
- Peavine ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Tonopah
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonopah
- Tonopah is located in Nye County
- Former name for Tonopah:
- Butler City
- Tonopah has also been known as:
- New Belmont
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonopah <5>
- Blair Junction ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Junction
- Blair Junction is located in Esmeralda County
- Simon ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simon
- Simon is located in Mineral County
- Manhattan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Manhattan is located in Nye County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <5>
- Coaldale ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Coaldale is located in Esmeralda County
- Coaldale has also been known as:
- Coaldale Junction
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 Royston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Royston.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Royston. 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 Royston.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Royston. See our Newspapers Page for Royston.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Royston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Royston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |