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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.

  • Manassas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Fredericksburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Manassas Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
    • Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <4>
  • Dumfries
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Head
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
    • Indian Head is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Head <4>
  • Occoquan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Quantico
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quantico have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
    • Quantico is located in Prince William County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <4>
  • Clifton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Fairfax County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
  • Combat Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Combat Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
    • Combat Village is located in Prince William County
  • Montclair
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montclair have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
    • Montclair is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montclair <4>

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 for Joplin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Joplin post office opened in 1906.

We also found Joplin on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Joplin.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Joplin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Prince William County: www.pwcgov.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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