Joy, Missouri

Joy is an unincorporated community in Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Joy was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1954.[2] The townspeople were overjoyed when they secured the post office, hence the name Joy.[3]

Joy road marker in 2003. The sign is not present in 2017. Location 37.514808°, -91.673717°.
Joy Church in Joy, Missouri, May 2016. Location 37.541132°,-91.660539°
gollark: OR IS IT?
gollark: They make money off your savings. That is how money.
gollark: Land speculation is great. I got 220KST claiming random stretches of land and auctioning them.
gollark: *the entire real financial system*
gollark: ’Why not”?

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Joy, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. "Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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