Handy, Monroe County, Indiana
Handy | |
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Coordinates: 39°05′45″N 86°29′38″W / 39.09583°N 86.49389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Monroe |
Township | Perry |
Elevation | 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 ID | 451004[1] |
Handy is an unincorporated community in Perry Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
[edit]According to Ronald L. Baker, the community was probably named after Joseph D. Handy,[3] a county commissioner.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Handy, Monroe County, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.