Welcome to Joy ...
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.
Joy would have been located within present day Horry County<2>.
The location of Joy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Joy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Joy is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Joy was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Joy still existed, it would have been in the (843) area code.
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, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Oregon, 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.
- Conway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Conway is located in Horry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <5>
- Tabor City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor City
- Tabor City is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor City <5>
- Loris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
- Loris is located in Horry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <5>
- Aynor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aynor
- Aynor is located in Horry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aynor <5>
- Cochran Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochran Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
- Cochran Town is located in Horry County
- White Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- White Oak is located in Horry County
- Gurley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Hickory Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
- Red Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Brownway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
- Brownway is located in Horry County
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.
Adding Joy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Joy in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Joy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Joy post office opened in 1906.
We also found Joy on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Joy.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Horry County: www.horrycounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Horry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Joy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |