Welcome to Handley ...
Handley is located Handley is located in Tarrant County<1>. The location of Handley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Handley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876. Handley is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Handley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Handley - they are located in Alabama, Missouri (2) and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Handley. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Handley. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Handley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Handley. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Handley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Handley. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Handley. See our Newspapers Page for Handley. Looking for more information about Handley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Handley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Handley. We originally found mention of Handley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Handley was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Handley in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Handley post office opened in 1876.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Handley.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Handley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Tarrant County: www.tarrantcounty.com/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Communities Also Named Handley ...
Communities near Handley ...
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Tarrant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Handley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/