Joy, Ohio
Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joy is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Ohio, United States. Sharps Fork Creek flows west of Joy.
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Coordinates: 39°28′13″N 81°56′28″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] |
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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.