Royalton, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

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

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| 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

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

## History

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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

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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

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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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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

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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