Welcome to Joanna ...

Joanna is located in Ralls County<1>.

The location of Joanna has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Joanna, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Joanna is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Joanna lies within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Joanna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Joanna - they are located in Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Joanna ...

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

• Hannibal
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hannibal is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <4>
• Palmyra
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Vandalia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
  • Vandalia is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <4>
• Monroe City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
  • Monroe City is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe City <4>
• Paris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• New London
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
• Perry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
• Frankford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
  • Frankford is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankford <4>
• Farber
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
  • Farber is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joanna ...

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

Adding Joanna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Joanna 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 Joanna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Joanna post office opened in 1895.

We also found Joanna on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Joanna.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/