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Welcome to Royce ...

Royce is located in Union County<1>.

Royce is 5,320 feet [1,622 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Royce is 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Royce lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Royce, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Royce: 575

Communities Also Named Royce ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Royce - they are located in Alberta, Michigan and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Royce ...

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

  • Clayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Texline
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grenville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenville
    • Grenville is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenville <3>
  • Mount Dora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Seneca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Moses
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses
    • Moses is located in Union County
  • Mexhoma ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexhoma
    • Mexhoma is located in Cimarron County (OK)
  • Sedan
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wheeless
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeless
    • Wheeless is located in Cimarron County (OK)
  • Perico ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perico have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perico
    • Perico is located in Dallam County (TX)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Royce ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Royce - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.