Joy, Oklahoma

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Joy
Unincorporated community
Joy
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°35′37″N 97°8′32″W / 34.59361°N 97.14222°W / 34.59361; -97.14222Coordinates: 34°35′37″N 97°8′32″W / 34.59361°N 97.14222°W / 34.59361; -97.14222
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Murray
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)

Joy is a small rural community in Murray County, Oklahoma. It was named for the nearby Joy School. Joy School, in turn, was the name selected from a 1922 student contest to choose a new name when the Carr Flats, Talley, and Wheeler schools consolidated.

On May 19, 2010, An EF1 tornado struck Joy, damaging houses, outbuildings, trees and power poles.

References

  • Shirk, George H.; Oklahoma Place Names; Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987: ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .

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Municipalities and communities of Murray County, Oklahoma, United States
Cities
Towns
Unincorporated
communities
  • Chigley
  • Drake
  • Iona
  • Jollyville
  • Joy
  • Nebo
  • Scullin
Footnotes
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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