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Welcome to Joy Prairie ...

Joy Prairie is located in Morgan County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Joy Prairie: Joy Pr.

Joy Prairie is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Joy Prairie: 217 & 447<3>

Communities near Joy Prairie ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beardstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • South Jacksonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
  • Winchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Virginia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ashland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Meredosia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bluffs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Franklin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Murrayville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joy Prairie ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Joy Prairie - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Joy Prairie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Joy Prairie 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.