Welcome to West Joplin ...

West Joplin is located in Jasper County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Joplin, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for West Joplin: W. Joplin

West Joplin is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for West Joplin: (417)

Communities near West Joplin ...

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

• Carthage
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Webb City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
  • Webb City is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb City <4>
• Neosho
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
  • Neosho is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neosho <4>
• Carl Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction
  • Carl Junction is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <4>
• Baxter Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Springs
  • Baxter Springs is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter Springs <4>
• Columbus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Galena
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <4>
• Oronogo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronogo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronogo
  • Oronogo is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronogo <4>
• Seneca
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
• Granby
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
  • Granby is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <4>

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 West Joplin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Joplin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Joplin. 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 West Joplin.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Joplin ...

Looking for more information about West Joplin? 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 West Joplin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Joplin.

Adding West Joplin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Joplin in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Joplin was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Joplin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/