Welcome to Joy ...

Joy is located in Kiowa County<1>.

Joy is 2,280 feet [695 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Joy is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Joy: 620

Communities Also Named Joy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Joy: This one is located in Kiowa County and the other is located in Lyon County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 23 communities that are also named Joy - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, 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.

• Greensburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Greensburg is located in Kiowa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <3>
• Bucklin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bucklin is located in Ford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucklin <3>
• Haviland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Haviland is located in Kiowa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haviland <3>
• Mullinville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mullinville is located in Kiowa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullinville <3>
• Ford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ford is located in Ford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford <3>
• Brenham ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Brenham is located in Kiowa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
• Hodges
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hodges is located in Edwards County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
• Williams ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Williams is located in Edwards County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
• Centerview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerview is located in Edwards County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
• Windhorst
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Windhorst is located in Ford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windhorst

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Joy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Joy.