Royal, Missouri

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Royal is an unincorporated community in northeastern Phelps County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is on Missouri Route B, approximately eight miles north of St. James. [2]

History

A post office called Royal was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1916. [3] It is unknown why the name "Royal" was applied to this community. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Royal, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 47, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Phelps County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.

38°07′41″N91°34′48″W / 38.12806°N 91.58000°W / 38.12806; -91.58000

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