Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Royville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Royville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Royville is located in Loudoun County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Loudoun County: Frederick (MD), Montgomery (MD), Washington (MD), Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William & Jefferson (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Royville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Royville:
- Loudoun County (The home county of Royville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Royville, with the one closest to Royville listed first.
- Arcola
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
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- Waxpool
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Lenah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Ashburn Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aldie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Countryside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
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- Lansdowne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sugarland Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Royville, with the one closest to Royville listed first.
- Oakcrest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Arlandria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Chinquapin Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Alexandria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royville, with the one closest to Royville listed first.
- Williamsburg Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Garden City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brandon Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Cherrydale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Riverwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Colonial Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Arlington Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royville, with the one closest to Royville listed first.
- Frogtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Arcadia Farm
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Berrys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Gaylord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Berryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Boyce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Waterloo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royville, with the one closest to Royville listed first.
- Floris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Herndon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Centreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- London Towne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
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- Springvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
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- Pender
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Random Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
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- Great Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wolf Trap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
- Lee-Hi Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Oakton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Royville, with the one closest to Royville listed first.
- Offutt Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Falls Church
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royville, with the one closest to Royville listed first.
- Landmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Halfway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Broad Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zulla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- The Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Marshall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kerfoot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Delaplane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Catlett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Frytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Warrenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royville, with the one closest to Royville listed first.
- Catharpin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Waterfall Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Sudley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
- Haymarket
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bull Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Gainesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Iron Gate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
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- Loch Lomond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
- West Gate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gate
- Yorkshire Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Yorkshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Bataan Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Warren County
- Milldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
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- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Royville, with the one closest to Royville listed first.
- Tuscarora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Point-of-Rocks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Potomac Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Potomac Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Village
- Adamstown Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Adamstown Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown Village
- Adamstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lander
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lander is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
- Manor Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Manor Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Park Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
- Boss Arnold Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Arnold Village
- Brunswick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Olive is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Buckeystown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Knoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Royville, with the one closest to Royville listed first.
- Edwards Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Martinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Poolesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beallsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darnestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Travilah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- North Potomac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Potomac is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Potomac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dickerson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Quince Orchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quince Orchard is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quince Orchard
- Barnesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Blocktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Royville, with the one closest to Royville listed first.
- Chillum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Langley Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Adelphi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brentwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brentwood is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <1>
- Forest Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Hyattsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Rainier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Royville, with the one closest to Royville listed first.
- Sandy Hook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Gapland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Royville, with the one closest to Royville listed first.
- Bloomery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Kabletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Bolivar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Harpers Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Charles Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ranson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Summit Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Jefferson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Royville, see our County-by-County Page for Royville.
Cemeteries Near Royville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Royville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Royville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Royville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Royville, with the one closest to Royville listed first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Broad Run Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ish Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ashburn Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aldie Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frying Pan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sterling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Sterling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Belmont Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Taliaferro / Carter Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Royville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Royville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Royville, with the one closest to Royville listed first.
- Arcola
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Lenah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Waxpool
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Ryan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ryan is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Evergreen Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Mills is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mills
- Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aldie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Chantilly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Herndon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Daysville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Daysville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Catharpin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Landmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Sudley Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sudley Springs is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Royville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Royville.
Newspapers Published in Royville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Royville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Royville, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Royville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Royville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Loudoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Clarke County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Warren County
- Frederick County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Washington County
- Jefferson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Royville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Royville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |