Welcome to Joel ...

Joel is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Joel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Joel is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Joel lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Joel is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Joel: (470)<4>, (678) and (770)

Communities Also Named Joel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Joel - they are located in Idaho, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Joel ...

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

• Carrollton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <5>
• Bremen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Haralson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <5>
• Tallapoosa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
  • Tallapoosa is located in Haralson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallapoosa <5>
• Bowdon Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon Junction
  • Bowdon Junction is located in Carroll County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon Junction <5>
• Bowdon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
  • Bowdon is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <5>
• Mount Zion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Mount Zion is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <5>
• Franklin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Heard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Wedowee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedowee
  • Wedowee is located in Randolph County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wedowee <5>
• Fairlawn Estates
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
  • Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
• Whitesburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
  • Whitesburg is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <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 Joel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Joel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joel ...

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

Adding Joel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Joel 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 Joel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Joel post office opened in 1881.

We also found Joel on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Joel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carroll County: www.carrollcountyga.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/