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Welcome to Joliet ...

Joliet is located

Joliet is located in Caldwell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Joliet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

When the people of Joliet refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Jolietan<2>

Joliet is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Joliet: 512 & 737<4>

Communities Also Named Joliet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Joliet - they are located in Illinois and Montana.

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

Communities near Joliet ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joliet ...

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

Adding Joliet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Joliet 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 (so far) for Joliet was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Joliet.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Caldwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Joliet refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Joliet may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Joliet - 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 512 code has been Overlayed with the 737 area code. New phone numbers in the Joliet area will be assigned with one of these codes: 512 or 737. As a result, placing a call in the Joliet 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.