Welcome to Royalton ...

Royalton is located in Boone County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Royalton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

Royalton is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Royalton ...

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

• Indianapolis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
  • Indianapolis is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianapolis <4>
• Carmel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
  • Carmel is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <4>
• Fishers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
  • Fishers is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <4>
• Noblesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblesville
  • Noblesville is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noblesville <4>
• Lawrence
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <4>
• Westfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
• Plainfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <4>
• Zionsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zionsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
  • Zionsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <4>
• Brownsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
  • Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <4>
• Avon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <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 1838.

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.

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