Royalton, Indiana

Royalton, Indiana
Royalton, Indiana
Unincorporated community
	Boone County's location in Indiana
	Royalton Location in Boone County
	Coordinates: 39°55′37″N 86°20′18″W / 39.92694°N 86.33833°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Boone
Township	Eagle
Elevation	919 ft (280 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46077
FIPS code	18-66258
GNIS feature ID	442375

Royalton is an unincorporated community in Eagle Township, Boone County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[3]

History

A post office was established at Royalton (but was called Rodmans until 1838^[4]) in 1832, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.^[5]

Geography and Location

Royalton is located at 39°55′37″N 86°20′18″W / 39.92694°N 86.33833°W / 39.92694; -86.33833. Royalton is located along Indianapolis Rd approximately 0.7 miles northwest of Marion County. The town is made up of three main streets - Royal Avenue, Circle Drive, and Harmon Avenue.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Royalton, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. A post office called Rodmans...
^ "Boone County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2014.

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GNIS-3] "Royalton, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

[4] Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. A post office called Rodmans...

[5] "Boone County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2014.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Lebanon
City	Lebanon	Map of Indiana highlighting Boone County
Towns	Advance Jamestown‡ Thorntown Ulen Whitestown Zionsville
Townships	Center Clinton Eagle Harrison Jackson Jefferson Marion Perry Sugar Creek Union Washington Worth
CDP	Elizaville
Other communities	Big Springs Dover Eagle Village Fayette Fox Hollow Gadsden Hazelrigg Max Mechanicsburg Milledgeville New Brunswick Northfield Pike Rosston Royalton Shannondale‡ Stringtown Terhune Ward Waugh
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Royalton, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Boone County's location in Indiana
Royalton Location in Boone County
Coordinates: 39°55′37″N 86°20′18″W / 39.92694°N 86.33833°W / 39.92694; -86.33833
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Boone
Township	Eagle
Elevation ^[1]	919 ft (280 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46077
FIPS code	18-66258^[2]
GNIS feature ID	442375