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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