Handy, Monroe County, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
39°05′45″N 86°29′38″W / 39.09583°N 86.49389°W / 39.09583; -86.49389[1]
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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
- ^ 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.
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