Welcome to Royal ...

Royal is located in Grayson County<1>.

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

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

Royal is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Royal (for example, toward Upton), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Royal: (270)

Communities Also Named Royal ...

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

• Leitchfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
  • Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <4>
• Munfordville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munfordville
  • Munfordville is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munfordville <4>
• Clarkson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
  • Clarkson is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <4>
• Brownsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Edmonson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <4>
• Upton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
  • Upton is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <4>
• Sonora
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
  • Sonora is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <4>
• Bonnieville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnieville
  • Bonnieville is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnieville <4>
• Flint Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
• Big Clifty
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Clifty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
  • Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
• Peonia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
  • Peonia is located in Grayson County

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.<5>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Royal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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