Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Joy had a population of 80 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Joy had a population of 377 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Millersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millersburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Mannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ogle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ogle is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Petersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keithsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunbeam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eliza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Toolesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Toolesboro is located in Louisa County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toolesboro
- Oakville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Milroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Huron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Gilchrist
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Illinois City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Little York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reynolds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edgington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Viola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fruitland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grandview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Wapello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Joy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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