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 ...

in northeastern Phelps County, in the U.S. state of

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. The community is on

Missouri Route B A supplemental route is a state secondary road in the U.S. state of Missouri, designated with letters. Supplemental routes were various roads within the state which the Missouri Department of Transportation was given in 1952 to maintain in additio ...

, approximately eight miles north of St. James.

History

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

References

Unincorporated communities in Phelps County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{PhelpsCountyMO-geo-stub