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Welcome to Port Royal ...

Port Royal is located in Henry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Royal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.

A typical abbreviation for Port Royal: Prt. Royal

Port Royal is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Port Royal: 502

The ZIP code for Port Royal: 40058<3>

Communities Also Named Port Royal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Port Royal - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Port Royal ...

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

  • La Grange
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Carrollton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Eminence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Warsaw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Vevay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Vevay is located in Switzerland County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vevay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vevay <4>
  • Owenton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • New Castle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasureville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Campbellsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Milton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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 Port Royal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Royal.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Royal ...

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

Adding Port Royal to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Port Royal post office opened in 1837.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Royal.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port 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 Port Royal). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Port 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/