Joy, Oklahoma
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| Joy | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
 Joy
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| 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) |
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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.
[edit] References
- Shirk, George H.; Oklahoma Place Names; Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987: ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .
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