Welcome to Royal ...

The village of Royal is located in Antelope County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Royal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Royal has a population of 59 people<3> (see below for details).

Royal is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Royal: (402) and (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Royal had an population of 59 people. This is a decrease of 6.35% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Royal had a population of 63 people. This makes Royal the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 63 people, the population of Royal decreased 16% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 75 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Royal.

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, Missouri, 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.

• Neligh
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neligh
  • Neligh is located in Antelope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neligh <6>
• Plainview
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Plainview is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <6>
• Creighton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
  • Creighton is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creighton <6>
• Verdigre
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdigre
  • Verdigre is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verdigre <6>
• Clearwater
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Clearwater is located in Antelope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <6>
• Ewing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
  • Ewing is located in Holt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewing <6>
• Orchard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
  • Orchard is located in Antelope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard <6>
• Oakdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • Oakdale is located in Antelope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <6>
• Page
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
  • Page is located in Holt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Page <6>
• Brunswick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Antelope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <6>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Royal, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<7>

From that list, the Royal post office opened in 1880.

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 Antelope County: www.co.antelope.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/