Welcome to Port Royal ...

Port Royal is located in Montgomery County<1>.

Port Royal was established in 1784.

A typical abbreviation for Port Royal: Prt. Royal

Port Royal is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Port Royal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Port Royal - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Port Royal ...

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

• Cheap Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheap Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
  • Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
• Clarksville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 161,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Springfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Robertson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Oak Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Christian County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
• Louise Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
  • Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
• Pleasant View
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pleasant View is located in Cheatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant View <4>
• Ashland City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
  • Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
• Coopertown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coopertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
  • Coopertown is located in Robertson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
• Elkton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Todd County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Guthrie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Guthrie is located in Todd County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie <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 Port Royal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Royal.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Royal ...

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

Adding Port Royal to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Port Royal post office opened in 1802.

We also found Port Royal in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountytn.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/