Welcome to Roy ...

Roy is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Roy is located in Castro County<1>.

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

Roy is 3,750 feet [1,143 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Roy is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Roy (for example, toward Texico (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The area code for Roy: (806)

Communities Also Named Roy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Roy - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Roy ...

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

• Dimmitt
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmitt
  • Dimmitt is located in Castro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dimmitt <4>
• Hart
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
  • Hart is located in Castro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <4>
• Earth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earth
  • Earth is located in Lamb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earth <4>
• Nazareth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
  • Nazareth is located in Castro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <4>
• Springlake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlake
  • Springlake is located in Lamb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springlake <4>
• Olton
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olton
  • Olton is located in Lamb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olton <4>
• Edmonson
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
  • Edmonson is located in Hale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonson <4>
• Lazbuddie
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazbuddie
  • Lazbuddie is located in Parmer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lazbuddie <4>
• Summerfield
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
  • Summerfield is located in Castro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <4>
• Tulia
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulia
  • Tulia is located in Swisher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulia <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 Roy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roy ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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