Welcome to Royal ...
Royal is located in Vinton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Royal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Royal is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Royal lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Royal: 740 & 220<3>
Communities Also Named Royal ...
While we believe that this Royal is located in Vinton County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Royal. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clark and Tuscarawas County.
Beyond Ohio, there are 24 communities that are also named Royal - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina (2), 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.
- Logan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Logan is located in Hocking County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jackson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
- Wellston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
- Wellston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <4>
- McArthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- McArthur is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <4>
- Hamden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
- Hamden is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamden <4>
- Laurelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Laurelville is located in Hocking County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurelville <4>
- Coalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Adelphi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adelphi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
- Adelphi is located in Ross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adelphi <4>
- Zaleski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaleski
- Zaleski is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zaleski <4>
- South Bloomingville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomingville
- South Bloomingville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bloomingville <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 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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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>
X2X - From that list, the Royal post office opened in 1887.
We also found Royal in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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 State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Vinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Royal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Royal area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Royal area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |