Welcome to Royalton ...
Royalton is located in Windsor County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Royalton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1797.
Royalton is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Royalton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Royalton is within the (802) area code.
Communities Also Named Royalton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Royalton - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Royalton.
Communities near Royalton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Royalton.
- Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Lebanon is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
- Hanover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
- Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Hartland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Norwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Woodstock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Thetford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Bethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Lyme
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
- Lyme is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <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 Royalton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Royalton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Royalton. 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 Royalton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Royalton. See our Newspapers Page for Royalton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Royalton ...
Looking for more information about Royalton? 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 Royalton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Royalton.
Adding Royalton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Royalton 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 Royalton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Royalton post office opened in 1797.
We also found Royalton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Royalton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Royalton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Windsor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Royalton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |