Handy, Kansas

Handy was a small settlement in Bloom Township, Osborne County, Kansas, United States.

Handy, Kansas
Handy
Location within the state of Kansas
Handy
Handy (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°22′45″N 98°32′45″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyOsborne
Elevation
1,585 ft (483 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID481895[1]

History

Handy was never a ghost town by any stretch of the imagination, but it was a rural post office in a farmhouse - nothing more. Handy was organized as a post office in 1882. The post office was discontinued in 1889.[2]

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References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Handy. 1984-07-01. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-12-30.



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