Royal is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

on U.S. Route 401, in southeastern Franklin County,

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

, United States. It lies at an elevation of 377 feet (115 m). The primary cross roads where the community is located are U.S. 401, Flat Rock Church Road (SR 1103) and Clifton Pond Road (SR 1103).North Carolina Department of Transportation: State Mapping Resources -- Franklin County
Retrieved Jan 15, 2015.

Clifton House and Mill Site Clifton House and Mill Site is a historic home and grist mill site located near Royal, Franklin County, North Carolina. It was built in the 1850s, and is a two-story, rectangular frame house with a hipped roof in the Greek Revival style with Ita ...

was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1980.

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Unincorporated communities in Franklin County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina {{FranklinCountyNC-geo-stub