Handy, Kansas
Handy, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 39°22′45″N 98°32′45″W / 39.37917°N 98.54583°WCoordinates: 39°22′45″N 98°32′45″W / 39.37917°N 98.54583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Osborne |
Elevation | 1,585 ft (483 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 481895[1] |
Handy was a small settlement in Bloom Township, Osborne County, Kansas, United States.
History[]
Handy was never a ghost town by any stretch of the imagination, but it was a rural post office in a farmhouse - nothing more. Handy was organized as a post office in 1882. The post office was discontinued in 1889.[2]
References[]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". . 1984-07-01. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
Categories:
- Former populated places in Osborne County, Kansas
- Former populated places in Kansas
- North Central Kansas geography stubs