Welcome to Joel ...
Joel is located in Polk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Joel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
Joel is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Joel lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Joel: 715 & 534<3>
Communities Also Named Joel ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Joel - they are located in Georgia, Idaho and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Joel.
Communities near Joel ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Joel.
- Barron
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Amery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Saint Croix Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Clear Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Luck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Luck is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Turtle Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Balsam Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Centuria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Centuria is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Milltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milltown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
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 Joel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Joel.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Joel. 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 Joel.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Joel. See our Newspapers Page for Joel.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joel ...
Looking for more information about Joel? 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 Joel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Joel.
Adding Joel to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Joel 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 Joel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Joel post office opened in 1889. The Joel post office closed in 1958.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Joel.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Joel - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Joel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Joel area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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/ |