Handy, Missouri

Handy is an unincorporated community in the northwest corner of Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Handy was established in 1913, and remained in operation until 1954.[2] The community's name most likely is derived from the last name of Noah Haney, a local merchant.[3] A folk etymology maintains the townspeople wrote to postal officials requesting a post office, adding "it sure would be handy".[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Handy, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  3. "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  4. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 60.

36°48′33″N 91°06′25″W


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.