Welcome to Mount Joy ...
Mount Joy is located in Scott County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Joy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
A typical abbreviation for Mount Joy: Mt. Joy
Mount Joy is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mount Joy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Mount Joy: 563
Communities Also Named Mount Joy ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Mount Joy - they are located in Delaware, New Jersey, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Joy.
Communities near Mount Joy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Joy.
- Davenport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <3>
- Rock Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bettendorf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Moline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
- East Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
- Silvis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
- Silvis is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <3>
- De Witt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Colona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Colona is located in Henry County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colona <3>
- Milan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <3>
- Camanche
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Mount Joy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Joy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount 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 Mount Joy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Joy. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Joy.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Joy ...
Looking for more information about Mount 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 Mount Joy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Joy.
Adding Mount Joy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mount 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 Mount Joy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Mount Joy post office opened in 1856.
We also found Mount Joy in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Joy.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Joy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |