Handy, Monroe County, Indiana

Handy
Unincorporated community
The former Handy School
The former Handy School
Handy is located in Indiana
Handy
Handy
Handy is located in the United States
Handy
Handy
Coordinates: 39°05′45″N 86°29′38″W / 39.09583°N 86.49389°W / 39.09583; -86.49389
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMonroe
TownshipPerry
Elevation
[1]
761 ft (232 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47401
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-31108[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]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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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