Joy, Ohio
| Joy | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Joy Location in Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 39°28′13″N 81°56′28″W / 39.47028°N 81.94111°WCoordinates: 39°28′13″N 81°56′28″W / 39.47028°N 81.94111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Morgan |
| Elevation | 696 ft (212 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1076156[1] |
Joy is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Ohio, United States.[1] Sharps Fork Creek flows west of Joy.
The community is named for the Joy family, who were early settlers. Joy had a post office, and was described in 1886 as "a hamlet of half a dozen houses".[2]:500 Joy is also known as "Winfred".[1] The post office was discontinued in 1924.[3]
Joy Cemetery is located north of the community.
References
- 1 2 3 "Joy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Robertson, Charles (1886). History of Morgan County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. L. H. Watkins & Company. pp. 500, 505.
- ↑ "Morgan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 2015.
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