Welcome to Mount Royal ...

Mount Royal is located in Gloucester County<1>.

The location of Mount 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 Mount Royal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Royal: Mt. Royal

Mount Royal is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mount Royal is within the (856) area code.

Communities Also Named Mount Royal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Mount Royal - they are located in Florida, Manitoba, Maryland, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Prince Edward Island.

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

Communities near Mount Royal ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Camden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Wilmington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Chester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Yeadon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <4>
• Gloucester City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Darby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <4>
• Lansdowne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <4>
• Woodbury
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Collingdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Royal ...

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

Adding Mount Royal to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mount Royal post office opened in 1892.

We also found Mount Royal in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gloucester County: www.co.gloucester.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/