Joy | |
|---|---|
  Joy Location in Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 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 | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1076156[1] |
Joy is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Ohio, United States. 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.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Joy, Ohio
- ^ 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 11, 2015.