Handy, Monroe County, Indiana

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Handy
Unincorporated community
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The former Handy School
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Handy
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Handy
Coordinates: 39°05′45″N86°29′38″W / 39.09583°N 86.49389°W / 39.09583; -86.49389
Country United States
State Indiana
County Monroe
Township Perry
Elevation
[1]
761 ft (232 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47401
Area code(s) 812, 930
FIPS code 18-31108 [2]
GNIS feature ID451004 [1]

Handy is an unincorporated community in Perry Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

According to Ronald L. Baker, the community was probably named after Joseph D. Handy, [3] a county commissioner. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Handy, Monroe County, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  156. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. The name probably honors Joseph D. Handy...
  4. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p.  604.


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