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Welcome to Handley ...The town of Handley is located in Kanawha 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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Handley has a population of 313 people<3> (see below for details). Handley is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Handley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Handley: (304) and (681)<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Handley had an population of 313 people. This is a decrease of 10.32% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.54% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Handley had a population of 349 people. This makes Handley the county's 14th most populous community. The population of Handley represents 0.02% of the total population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 184th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 349 people, the population of Handley decreased 3.59% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 362 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Handley. Communities Also Named Handley ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Handley - they are located in Alabama, Missouri (2) and Texas. 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.
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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Handley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Handley. Off-the-Road Links ...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 Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/ The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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