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Welcome to Royal ...

Royal is located in Garland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Royal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Royal is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Royal: 501

The ZIP code for Royal: 71968<3>

Communities Also Named Royal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Royal - they are located in Alabama, 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.

  • Hot Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Pine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fountain Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Pearcy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Piney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Piney is located in Garland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
  • Rockwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockwell is located in Garland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
  • Meyers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Meyers is located in Garland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
  • Avant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Avant is located in Garland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
  • Lake Hamilton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonnerdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Royal, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 (so far) for Royal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Royal post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Royal.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Garland, 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>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Royal). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Royal or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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