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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Joy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Joy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Joy, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Joy (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Joy. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Joy is historic, it would have been located within present day Horry County.
To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Horry County: Brunswick (NC), Columbus (NC), Dillon, Georgetown & Marion.
Below are the counties that are near Joy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Joy:
- Horry County (The home county of Joy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Allen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cool Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cebu is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Cochran Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
- White Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Aynor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gurley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Hickory Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Red Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Brownway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brownway is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
- Vina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vina is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Dillon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Floydale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Johnsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hannah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hannah is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Pamplico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Georgetown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Carters Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
- Allentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Murrells Inlet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Inlet Oaks Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Inlet Oaks Village is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Oaks Village
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Centenary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nichols
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mullins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Laughlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Williamsburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Hemingway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Stuckey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Indiantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Nesmith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Calabash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carolina Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Columbus County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Tabor City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Ironhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Clarendon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Cribb Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Fair Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Cedar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Pine Level
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Bug Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Pireway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Cerro Gordo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Robeson County (NC)
- Marietta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Joy, see our County-by-County Page for Joy.
Cemeteries Near Joy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Joy.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Joy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Joy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Pleasant Union MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Westside Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Paul MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hemingway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kingston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rehobeth Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Antioch UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Old Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rehoboth UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the east of Galivants Ferry.
- The Rehoboth UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rehoboth Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1143784 <3>
- New Bethel AME Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel AME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Bethel AME Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the west of Loris.
- The New Bethel AME Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Silver Star Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1092734 <3>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Joy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Joy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Cool Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Adrian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Adrian is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Privetts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Privetts is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privetts
- Bayboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bayboro is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
- Gideon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gideon is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
- Conway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jordanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jordanville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
- Forney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forney is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Gurley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Galivants Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toddville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Toddville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Dongola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dongola is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Finklea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Finklea is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Brittons Neck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brittons Neck is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittons Neck
- Nixonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Joy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Joy.
Newspapers Published in Joy ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Joy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Joy, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Joy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Joy:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Horry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dillon County
- Florence County
- Georgetown County
- Marion County
- Williamsburg County
- Brunswick County
- Columbus County
- Robeson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Joy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |