Abandoned Record
About Joy
Joy is a ghost town in eastern Juab County, Utah, United States. It's was settled in 1872.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Joy, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Joy is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Joy
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1908 Fish Springs sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1910 Fish Springs sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Topaz Mtn sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Delta sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Delta sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Delta sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Fish Springs sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1988 Lady Laird Peak sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Joy
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Utah index.
- Topaz18.7 mi SE · Millard
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Joy": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Joy, Utah": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q140530463.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).