Joy, Utah

Joy, Utah
Unincorporated community
Joy is located in Utah
Joy
Joy
Location within Utah
Joy is located in the United States
Joy
Joy
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 39°34′21″N 113°3′30″W / 39.57250°N 113.05833°W / 39.57250; -113.05833
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyJuab
Settled1872
Elevation
5,919 ft (1,804 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID39425

Joy is a ghost town in eastern Juab County, Utah, United States. It's was settled in 1872.

History

Officially founded in the 1870s by two mining engineers (Harry Joy and Charles Howard). The area was extremely rich in valuable minerals, attracting miners in search of gold, silver, and copper. The Black Boy Mine complex begins full-scale operations, becoming the city's main economic driver due to the massive extraction of manganese.

A post office operated from 1899 to 1919.

Last Resident

The last resident was Mary Alice Ann Devitt Leair, widely known as "No-Nose Maggie".[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Joy Ghost Town". Millard County Tourism. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Joy Townsite - Utah". Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
  4. 1 2 Shanna. "Joy, Utah". Juab_Is. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Notification Service | Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Retrieved June 28, 2026.