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Joiner’s post office opened in 1904

Most of Joiner was built recently: 0.9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1989.

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When was Joiner founded?

1904

The Joiner post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 498122 years
Founding year: the first Joiner post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

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How Joiner came to be

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Conflicting histories point to Joiner originally being settled in the 1880s by two different men. First, there was D.C. Joyner, a doctor from Stewart County, Tennessee. He came to Mississippi County after 1861 and settled in what is now the city of Joiner before 1888. Second, there was R.L. Joiner, a businessman from Shelby County, Tennessee. Joiner came to Mississippi County in 1868, and settled at what is now the city of Joiner in 1880.

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Questions about Joiner’s history

What year was Joiner founded?

The Joiner post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.