Joy, Ohio

Joy is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Ohio, United States.[1] Sharps Fork Creek flows west of Joy.

Joy
Unincorporated community
Joy
Location in Ohio
Coordinates: 39°28′13″N 81°56′28″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMorgan
Elevation
696 ft (212 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1076156[1]

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. "Joy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. 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.
  3. "Morgan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 December 2015.


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