Wayfarrow

Royston

Ghost town · Fisher County, Texas

Rotan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500)
Rotan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Royston is a ghost town in Fisher County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Fisher County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 87th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Royston as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 32.8117° N, 100.2980° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townMcCaulley, TX
Distance to it5.8 miles
Coordinates32.81170, -100.29800

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Royston is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is McCaulley, TX (population 45), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Royston?

Royston is in Fisher County, Texas, at 32.8117, -100.2980.

How many ghost towns are in Fisher County?

Fisher County, Texas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.