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 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Federal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Federal is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Sharpsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Athens County
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- Plantsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Plantsville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantsville
- Amesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chesterhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elliott Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mountville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Lewis ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lewis is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Armadale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Utley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Utley is located in Athens County
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- Westland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Todds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bishopville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bishopville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Broadwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Broadwell is located in Athens County
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- Bartlett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bartlett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Former names for Bartlett:
- Pleasanton
- Plymouth
- Rosseau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rosseau is located in Morgan County
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- Glouster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Millfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ringgold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ringgold is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Big Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patten Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Patten Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten Mills
- Pennsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pennsville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Burr Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Oak is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Oakdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
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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