Joy is a community in Murray County, Oklahoma, United States. It is north of Davis and south of Wynnewood along US Route 77.[2] 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.
Joy | |
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  Joy Location within the state of Oklahoma  Joy Joy (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 34°35′37″N 97°08′32″W / 34.59361°N 97.14222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Murray |
| Elevation | 843 ft (257 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1094267[1] |
On May 19, 2010, an EF1 tornado struck Joy, damaging houses, outbuildings, trees and power poles.[citation needed]
On May 9, 2016, an EF2 tornado struck Joy, damaging about 80% of the land area in Joy, damaging houses, trees, and even roads around the area.[citation needed]
References
- Shirk, George H.; Oklahoma Place Names; Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987: ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .