Welcome to Joyful (aka 'Joyfull') ...
So far, we found very little information about Joyful. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Joyful to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Joyful, please Contact Us.
Joyful would have been located within present day Kern County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Joyful, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
Joyful was established in 1881.
Time Zone: The area where Joyful was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The community of Joyful has also been called Joyfull.
Communities near Joyful ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Joyful.
- Bakersfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Bakersfield is located in Kern County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersfield <4>
- Arvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvin
- Arvin is located in Kern County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,757 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvin <4>
- Shafter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
- Shafter is located in Kern County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,739 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shafter <4>
- Pumpkin Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pumpkin Center is located in Kern County
- Greenacres
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
- Greenacres is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenacres <4>
- Rosedale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Alameda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
- Alameda is located in Kern County
- Kayandee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayandee
- Kayandee is located in Kern County
- Oil Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Junction
- Oil Junction is located in Kern County
- East Bakersfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bakersfield
- East Bakersfield is located in Kern County
- Former names for East Bakersfield:
- Kern City
- Sumner
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 Joyful. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Joyful.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Joyful. 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 Joyful.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Joyful. See our Newspapers Page for Joyful.
Adding Joyful to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Joyful was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Joyful post office opened in 1883.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Joyful.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Joyful, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Kern, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |