Welcome to Royersville ...

Royersville is located in Lawrence County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Royersville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Royersville is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Royersville: (740)

Websites for Royersville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lawrencecountyohio.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Royersville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Royersville ...

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

• Huntington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
• Ashland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Boyd County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Portsmouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <4>
• Ironton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Ironton is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <4>
• Flatwoods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Flatwoods is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <4>
• South Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
  • South Point is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <4>
• Russell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
• Kenova
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
  • Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <4>
• Raceland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
  • Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
• New Boston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <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 Royersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Royersville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Royersville ...

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

Adding Royersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Royersville 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 Royersville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Royersville on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Royersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/