South Royalton is an unincorporated village and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, suc ...
(CDP) in the
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an o ...
of
Royalton,
Windsor County,
Vermont
Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provin ...
, United States. With a population at the
2010 census of 694,
South Royalton is the largest community in the town. It is home to the
Vermont Law School. The central portion of the village is a historic district, 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 ...
as the
South Royalton Historic District. The
Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial
The Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial is a granite obelisk on a hill in the White River Valley near Sharon and South Royalton in the U.S. state of Vermont. It marks the spot where Joseph Smith was born on December 23, 1805. The monument was erect ...
is located approximately two miles to the east. South Royalton is the town pictured in the opening credits of the
WB television show ''
Gilmore Girls
''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) and Alexis Bledel ( Rory Gilmore). The show debuted on October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flag ...
''.
Geography
South Royalton is located in northern Windsor County along the
White River.
Vermont Route 14
Vermont Route 14 (VT 14) is a north–south state highway in northeastern Vermont, United States. It extends from U.S. Route 4 (US 4) and US 5 in White River Junction to VT 100 in Newport. Between White River Junction an ...
runs along the north side of the river, just outside the CDP limits, leading southeast to
White River Junction
White River Junction is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Hartford in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,528 at the 2020 census, up from 2,286 in 2010, making it the largest ...
and northwest to
Barre.
Vermont Route 110
Vermont Route 110 (VT 110) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Vermont. The highway runs from VT 14 in Royalton in northern Windsor County north to U.S. Route 302 (US 302) in the town of Barre in central Washington Coun ...
leads north from South Royalton into
Tunbridge.
Interstate 89 passes to the west of the village but does not serve it with a direct exit. Access to South Royalton is either from Exit 2 (at
Sharon) or Exit 3 (at North Royalton).
Buildings
South Royalton has a row of storefronts on Chelsea St., facing the
South Royalton Green. The village also has numerous churches, the
Royalton Memorial Library, the
South Royalton Railroad Station (now housing a bank), and
Vermont Law School buildings including
Debevoise Hall (formerly the village schoolhouse).
See also
*
List of census-designated places in Vermont
*
South Royalton dome house
*
Chelsea Street Bridge (Royalton, Vermont)
Further reading
* , with accompanying photographs.
References
External links
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Census-designated places in Vermont
Census-designated places in Windsor County, Vermont
Royalton, Vermont
Unincorporated communities in Windsor County, Vermont
Unincorporated communities in Vermont