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Welcome to Handley ...

Handley is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Handley is located in Dallas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Handley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Handley is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Handley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Handley: 417

Communities Also Named Handley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Handley: This one is located in Dallas County and the other is located in Vernon County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 4 communities that are also named Handley - they are located in Alabama, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Handley.

Communities near Handley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Handley.

  • Lebanon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
    • Fair Grove is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Grove <3>
  • Conway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hope
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope
    • Pleasant Hope is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hope <3>
  • Niangua
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niangua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
    • Niangua is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Phillipsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Phillipsburg is located in Laclede County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsburg <3>
  • Halfway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Halfway is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Louisburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
    • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages 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.

Adding Handley to Our Gazetteer ...

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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Handley post office opened in 1900.

We also found Handley on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Handley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Dallas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Handley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/