Welcome to Royalton ...

Royalton is located in Fairfield County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Royalton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1818.

Royalton is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Royalton is located in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Royalton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Royalton - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Royalton ...

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

• Grove City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <4>
• Lancaster
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Reynoldsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
  • Reynoldsburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsburg <4>
• Pickerington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerington
  • Pickerington is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickerington <4>
• Whitehall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
• Pataskala
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataskala have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataskala
  • Pataskala is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pataskala <4>
• Circleville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <4>
• Bexley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bexley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
  • Bexley is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bexley <4>
• Canal Winchester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Winchester
  • Canal Winchester is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Winchester <4>
• Groveport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveport
  • Groveport is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveport <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 Royalton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Royalton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Royalton ...

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

Adding Royalton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Royalton 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 Royalton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Royalton post office opened in 1818.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Royalton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fairfield County: www.co.fairfield.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/