Welcome to Joslin ...

Joslin is located in Rock Island County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Joslin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Joslin is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Joslin: 309 & 861<3>

Communities Also Named Joslin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Joslin - it's located in New Hampshire.

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

Communities near Joslin ...

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

• Davenport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Davenport
  • From Joslin to Davenport
• Moline
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
  • Moline is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Moline
  • From Joslin to Moline
• Rock Island
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Rock Island is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rock Island
  • From Joslin to Rock Island
• Bettendorf
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettendorf
  • Bettendorf is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bettendorf <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bettendorf
  • From Joslin to Bettendorf
• Clinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clinton
  • From Joslin to Clinton
• East Moline
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
  • East Moline is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
• Silvis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
  • Silvis is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <4>
• Eldridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Eldridge is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldridge <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eldridge
  • From Joslin to Eldridge
• Geneseo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
  • Geneseo is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Geneseo
  • From Joslin to Geneseo
• Colona
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
  • Colona is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colona <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 Joslin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Joslin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joslin ...

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

Adding Joslin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Joslin 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 Joslin was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

We also found Joslin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Joslin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rock Island County: www.co.rock-island.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov