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History · Royer

Royer’s post office opened in 1874, and 23% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1902 on.

1874first post office
1on the National Register
23%homes built before 1940
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How Royer began

When was Royer founded?

1874

The Royer post office opened in 1874, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 75152 years
Founding year: the first Royer post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Royer’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Royer are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19024 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1994. Watch Royer change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Royer’s history is told.

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On the map

Royer on the map, 1902 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Royer. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Royer on the 1902 USGS mapRoyer on the 1963 USGS mapRoyer on the 1972 USGS mapRoyer on the 1994 USGS map1902Hollidaysburg sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Royer.

The story so far

Royer, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Royer yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Royer is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in eastern Blair County, in the southwestern corner of Woodbury Township. It sits in the valley of Piney Creek, a northward-flowing tributary of the Frankstown Branch Juniata River. Pennsylvania Route 866 runs along the eastern edge of the community, leading northeast 5 miles (8 km) to Williamsburg and south-southwest 8 miles (13 km) to Martinsburg. The Daniel Royer House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is in the eastern part of the community.

Its first post office opened in 1874.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Royer

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Royer

Nobody well known was born in Royer itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Hedda HopperAmerican gossip columnist and actress · b. 1885
Charles M. SchwabAmerican steel magnate · b. 1862
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Sam LaffertyAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1995
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Adam HuberAmerican actor · b. 1987
Daniel Hale WilliamsAfrican American cardiologist who performed the… · b. 1856
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Marion DoughertyAmerican casting director · b. 1923

Questions about Royer’s history

What year was Royer founded?

The Royer post office opened in 1874, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.