Joy is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in southwest

Dent County Dent County is a county in Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,421. The largest city and county seat is Salem. The county was officially organized on February 10, 1851, and is named after state representative Lewis Dent, a pi ...

, in the U.S. state of

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. The community is located on

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just east of

Missouri Route 119 Route 119 is a highway in Dent County, Missouri, Dent County. Its northern terminus is at Route 32 (Missouri), Route 32 southwest of Salem, Missouri, Salem; its southern terminus is at Montauk State Park. There are no towns on the highway. Maj ...

Salem Salem may refer to: Places Canada Ontario * Bruce County ** Salem, Arran–Elderslie, Ontario, in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie ** Salem, South Bruce, Ontario, in the municipality of South Bruce * Salem, Dufferin County, Ontario, part ...

is approximately to the northeast and

Montauk State Park Montauk State Park is a public recreation area occupying nearly at the headwaters of the Current River, southwest of Salem, Missouri. The state park contains a fish hatchery and is noted for its rainbow and brown trout angling. It was acqu ...

is about to the south. Licking in adjacent Texas County is about to the southwest.

History

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

References

Unincorporated communities in Dent County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{DentCountyMO-geo-stub