Royal, Carbon County, Utah Genealogy

Quick History


Royal is a class 3 mining ghost town, in Carbon County. Royal was one of the original coal camps in Carbon County and was first known as Bear Canyon, then Cameron, then Rolapp and the name changed when it was purchased by the Royal Coal Company. The population grew from 200 to 350 by 1940. By 1950 the mine production slowed down and finally stopped and the residents moved away.

Location

 * Coordinates: 39.74610N 110.87897W

Maps

 * 1895 Map of Carbon County

Neighboring Communities
New Peerles | Nolan

Time Line

 * 1881-1883: Coal veins exposed as the railroad was cut through the Price Canyon
 * 1917: Name changed from Cameron to Rolapp
 * 1950: The coal diminished, the mine closed and the town disintegrated

Biographies

 * Memorial to those who lost their lives in coal mines in Utah in the 19th & 20th centuries Lists name, date of accident, and mine.


 * The following nationalities are represented in the town: American, Austrian, Italian, Greek, and Japanese

Cemeteries
Check cemeteries in neighboring communities.


 * Carbon County Gravestone Photo Project
 * Carbon County Cemeteries Findagrave.com

Historical Newspapers

 * Carbon County News 1908 - 1915
 * Eastern Utah Advocate 1891 - 1916
 * News Advocate 1915 - 1932
 * Carbon County Newspaper Articles

Societies, Museums and Libraries
294 South Main Helper, Utah 84526 Phone: (435) 472-3009
 * The Western Mining and Railroad Museum

Marriages

 * Marriage information may be located at the Western States Marriage Database searchable by bride or groom.

Death

 * Utah Department of Archives 1903 to 50 years ago Choices of search types - name, date of death (year, month, day, or any combination) and county. Images of actual death certificates.
 * Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed on the Family Search Historical Records. Utah requires a death certificate before a burial is completed.  A death certificate may contain information as to the name of the deceased, date of death, and place of death, as well as the age, birthdate, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence.  For information on death prior to 1904 you can search the Utah State Burial Index.

Suggested Reading

 * ''Connecting the West : historic railroad stops and stage stations of Elko County, Nevada
 * The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns.
 * Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures
 * Pioneers of Carbon County
 * Spring Canyon Coal Co. records, 1913-1954

Websites

 * List of Mines in Carbon County
 * Silver Mining in the Beehive State
 * Utah Ghost Towns
 * Utah Mining
 * Utah Coal Mining
 * Rolapp and Royal
 * Royal Ghost Town
 * Western Mining And Railroad Museum