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Welcome to Joplin ...

Joplin is located in Prince William County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Joplin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Joplin is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Joplin lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Joplin: 703 & 571<3>

Communities Also Named Joplin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Joplin - they are located in Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Joplin ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joplin ...

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

Adding Joplin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Joplin 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 Joplin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Joplin post office opened in 1906. The Joplin post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Joplin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Prince William, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Joplin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 703 code has been Overlayed with the 571 area code. New phone numbers in the Joplin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Joplin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/