Handy, Monroe County, Indiana
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Coordinates: 39°05′45″N 86°29′38″W / 39.09583°N 86.49389°WCoordinates: 39°05′45″N 86°29′38″W / 39.09583°N 86.49389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Monroe |
Township | Perry |
Elevation | 768 ft (234 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 ID | 451004 |
Handy is an unincorporated community in Perry Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]
History[]
According to Ronald L. Baker, the community was probably named after Joseph D. Handy,[4] a county commissioner.[5]
Geography[]
Handy is located at 39°05′45″N 86°29′38″W / 39.09583°N 86.49389°W.
References[]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Handy, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ 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...
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 604.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Monroe County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- Southern Indiana geography stubs