Welcome to Royal ...

Royal is located in Phelps 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 1892.

Royal is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Royal is located in the (573) area code.

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, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, 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.

• Rolla
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
  • Rolla is located in Phelps County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <4>
• Saint James
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
  • Saint James is located in Phelps County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint James <4>
• Cuba
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Owensville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
  • Owensville is located in Gasconade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <4>
• Steelville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelville
  • Steelville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelville <4>
• Bourbon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
  • Bourbon is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbon <4>
• Belle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
  • Belle is located in Maries County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <4>
• Bland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
  • Bland is located in Gasconade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <4>
• Leasburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg
  • Leasburg is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leasburg <4>
• Jake Prairie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
  • Jake Prairie is located in Crawford 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 1892.

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.

The official website for Phelps County: www.phelpscounty.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/