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Welcome to Royal ...

Royal is located in Blount County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Royal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Royal is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Royal lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Royal: 205 & 269<3>

Communities Also Named Royal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Royal - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Royal ...

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

  • Arab
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Oneonta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hanceville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanceville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanceville
    • Hanceville is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanceville <4>
  • Blountsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
    • Blountsville is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountsville <4>
  • Hayden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Cleveland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
  • Locust Fork
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Fork
    • Locust Fork is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Fork <4>
  • Steele
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
    • Steele is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <4>
  • Altoona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Snead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
    • Snead is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snead <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 Royal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Royal.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Royal ...

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

Adding Royal to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Royal post office opened in 1890.

We also found Royal in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Royal.

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

The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Royal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 269 area code. New phone numbers in the Royal area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 269. As a result, placing a call in the Royal area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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