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

Location of Royalton, Ohio
History
Royalton was laid out in 1810.[1] An early variant name was Tobytown.[2] A post office was established at Royalton in 1818, and remained in operation until 1909.[3]
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.[4]
- Silas Allen's 1810 Royalton, Ohio Plat Map
- Silas Allen's 1810 Royalton Ohio Plat Map
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References
- Miller, Charles Christian (1912). History of Fairfield County, Ohio, and representative citizens. Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. p. 127.
- Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 121.
- "Fairfield County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 5th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 1999, pp.68-69. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.
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