Royalton, Ohio

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Location of Royalton, Ohio

Royalton is an unincorporated community in northern Amanda Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. [1]

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History

Royalton was laid out in 1810. [2] An early variant name was Tobytown. [3] A post office was established at Royalton in 1818, and remained in operation until 1909. [4]

Geography

The village lies at the intersection of Royalton and Amanda-Northern Roads. Located in the west of the county, it lies approximately 9 miles (14 km) west of central Lancaster (the county seat of Fairfield County) and 6 miles (9.7 km) north of the village of Amanda. The nearest body of running water is a small creek, which eventually empties into the Hocking River. [5]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Royalton, Ohio
  2. Miller, Charles Christian (1912). History of Fairfield County, Ohio, and representative citizens. Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. p. 127.
  3. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 121.
  4. "Fairfield County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  5. DeLorme, Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, 5th ed., 1999, pp.68-69 ISBN   0-89933-233-1

39°43′39″N82°46′00″W / 39.72750°N 82.76667°W / 39.72750; -82.76667