Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Joy (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Joy. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Joy is located in Doddridge County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Doddridge County: Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie, Tyler & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Joy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Joy:
- Doddridge County (The home county of Joy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Duckworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
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- West Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
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- Smithburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
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- Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
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- Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
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- New Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- Saint Clara
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
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- Coldwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
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- Doak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
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- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Burnsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
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- Arnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
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- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Freed
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
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- Big Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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- Grantsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Russet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
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- Staten
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
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- Hur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
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- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Conings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
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- Newberne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
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- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
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- Alice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
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- Baldwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
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- De Kalb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
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- Glenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Truebada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
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- Sand Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Stouts Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Normantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bristol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tichenal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
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- Reynoldsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
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- Katy Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
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- O'Neill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
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- Sardis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
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- West Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Rosebud
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
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- Wilsonburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wilsonburg is located in Harrison County
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- Alliance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
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- Jimtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
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- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Hurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
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- Vadis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
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- Alum Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
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- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
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- Valley Chapel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lightburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
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- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
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- Cox Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
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- Smith Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
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- Weston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jane Lew
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alkires Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
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- Adlai
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
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- Algeria ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Sugar Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- DeLong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Saint Marys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schultz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
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- Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Horseneck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Willow Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Toll Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
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- Pullman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Pennsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Berea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
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- Hannahdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
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- Slab
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
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- Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Ellenboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lawford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- McKim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
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- Plum Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
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- Meadville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
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- Big Moses
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
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- Blue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
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- Middlebourne
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Adonis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
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- Atwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
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- Iuka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
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- Friendly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Sandusky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
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- Sistersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Ross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
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- Minnie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Bane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Smithfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Childs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
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- Barker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
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- New Martinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bebee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
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- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Freeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
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- Creston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
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- Greencastle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Burning Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
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- Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Dallison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Leachtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Parkers Towne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Monroe County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Fly
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Sardis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Grandview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Wade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wade is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Matamoras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Deucher
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Deucher is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Newell Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Ward ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ward is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Yankeeburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Steel Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Sandhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Gasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gasville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Joy, see our County-by-County Page for Joy.
Cemeteries Near Joy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Joy.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Joy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Joy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nutter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duckworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Broadwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pullman Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ruley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (527 more) ...
- South Branch East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maxwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Joy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Joy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Joy, with the one closest to Joy listed first.
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Oxford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- White Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Duckworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- Toll Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- Pullman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Holbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holbrook is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Central Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Central Station is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Station
- Pennsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Deep Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Deep Valley is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
- Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Joy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Joy.
Newspapers Published in Joy ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Joy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Joy, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Joy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Joy:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Doddridge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Gilmer County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Monroe County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Joy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |