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Welcome to Joy ...

Joy is located in Blount County<1>.


The location of Joy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Joy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Joy is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Joy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Joy: (205) & (269)<4>

Communities Also Named Joy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Joy - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Oregon, South Carolina, Texas (2), Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Joy.

Communities near Joy ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Joy.

  • Cullman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullman
    • Cullman is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullman <5>
  • Oneonta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Springville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hanceville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanceville
    • Hanceville is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanceville <5>
  • Warrior
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior
    • Warrior is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,190 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrior <5>
  • Good Hope
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Good Hope is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
  • Blountsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
    • Blountsville is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountsville <5>
  • Hayden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cleveland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
  • Locust Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Fork
    • Locust Fork is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Fork <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Joy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Joy.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Joy. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Joy.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Joy. See our Newspapers Page for Joy.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joy ...

Looking for more information about Joy? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Joy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Joy.

Adding Joy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Joy in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Joy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Joy post office opened in 1888.

We also found Joy in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Joy.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Joy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Joy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (269) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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