Joy, Oklahoma
Joy | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Joy Location within the state of Oklahoma | |
Coordinates: 34°35′37″N 97°8′32″W / 34.59361°N 97.14222°WCoordinates: 34°35′37″N 97°8′32″W / 34.59361°N 97.14222°W | |
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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