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Welcome to Royston ...

So far, we found very little information about Royston. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Royston to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Royston, please Contact Us.


Royston would have been located within present day Silver Bow County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Royston is 8,250 feet [2,515 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Royston is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Royston was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Royston was located: 406

Communities Also Named Royston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Royston - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Ontario and Texas.

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

Communities near Royston ...

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

  • Butte - Silver Bow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
    • Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
  • Walkerville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Twin Bridges
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Divide
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Janney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Janney is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
  • Melrose
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Star
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Glendale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Williamsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Williamsburg is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Butte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Royston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Silver Bow, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Royston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.