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>.
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.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Joy was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Joy was located: 843 & 854<4>
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)
- Tabor City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Loris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aynor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- 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
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 (so far) 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. The Joy post office closed in 1914.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Joy.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Joy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Joy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Joy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |