Welcome to Handy ...

Handy is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Handy is located in Ripley County<1>.

The location of Handy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Handy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Handy is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Handy is within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Handy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Handy - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Handy ...

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

• Winona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Winona is located in Shannon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <4>
• Alton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Oregon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
• Van Buren
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Van Buren is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <4>
• Grandin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
  • Grandin is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
• Bardley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bardley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
  • Bardley is located in Ripley County
• Bennett
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
  • Bennett is located in Ripley County
• Fremont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Carter County
• Briar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
  • Briar is located in Ripley County
• Chicopee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Chicopee is located in Carter County
• Gatewood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
  • Gatewood is located in Ripley County

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 Handy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Handy.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Handy. 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 Handy.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Handy. See our Newspapers Page for Handy.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Handy ...

Looking for more information about Handy? 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 Handy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Handy.

Adding Handy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Handy 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 Handy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Handy post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Handy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Handy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/