Royal is an unincorporated community on

U.S. Route 401 U.S. Route 401 (US 401) is a north–south United States highway, a spur of U.S. Route 1, that travels along the Fall Line from Sumter, South Carolina to Interstate 85 near Wise, North Carolina. Route description Starting in Sum ...

, in southeastern Franklin County, North Carolina, 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 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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