Welcome to Joy ...The village of Joy is located in Mercer County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Joy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Joy has a population of 384 people<2> (see below for details). Joy is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Joy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Joy: 309 & 861<4> The ZIP code for Joy: 61260<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Joy had an population of 384 people. This is a decrease of 7.91% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.95% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Joy had a population of 417 people. This makes Joy the county's 9th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 417 people, the population of Joy increased 11.8% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 373 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Joy. Communities Also Named Joy ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Joy - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Oregon, South Carolina, Texas (2), Utah, Washington and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Joy. Communities near Joy ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Joy.
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Joy. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Joy. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Joy. See our Newspapers Page for Joy. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joy ...Looking for more information about 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Joy, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Joy. Adding Joy to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Joy was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870. For more details, see References and Mentions for Joy. Footnotes ...
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