Handy, Missouri

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Handy is an unincorporated community located in the northwest corner of Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

History

A post office called Handy was established in 1913, and remained in operation until 1954. [2] The community's name is most likely derived from the last name of Noah Haney, a local merchant. [3] A folk etymology maintains the townspeople wrote to postal officials requesting a post office, adding "it sure would be handy". [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Handy, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 60.

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