Welcome to Joplin ...
Joplin is located in Montgomery County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Joplin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Joplin is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Joplin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Joplin: 870 & 327<3>
Communities Also Named Joplin ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Joplin - they are located in Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Joplin.
Communities near Joplin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Joplin.
- Glenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Glenwood is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Glenwood
- From Joplin to Glenwood
- Mount Ida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
- Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ida <4>
- Mountain Pine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Pine
- Mountain Pine is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Pine <4>
- Amity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Norman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Norman is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <4>
- Oden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
- Oden is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oden
- From Joplin to Oden
- Black Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Alamo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alamo
- From Joplin to Alamo
- Mazarn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mazarn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mazarn
- From Joplin to Mazarn
- Meyers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Meyers
- From Joplin to Meyers
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 Joplin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Joplin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Joplin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Joplin. See our Newspapers Page for Joplin.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joplin ...
Looking for more information about 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 Joplin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Joplin.
Adding Joplin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Joplin 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 Joplin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Joplin post office opened in 1888.
We also found Joplin mentioned on a train schedule titled Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Joplin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Joplin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Joplin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Joplin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Joplin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |