Handy, Monroe County, Indiana
Handy is an unincorporated community in Perry Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
According to Ronald L. Baker, the community was probably named after Joseph D. Handy, a county commissioner.
References
- ^ 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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