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Handy is an unincorporated community located in the northwest corner of Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

History

A post office called Handy was established in 1913, and remained in operation until 1954. The community's name is most likely derived from the last name of Noah Haney, a local merchant. A folk etymology maintains the townspeople wrote to postal officials requesting a post office, adding "it sure would be handy".

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Handy, Missouri
2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
3. "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
4. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 60.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Ripley County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Doniphan
Cities	Doniphan Naylor
Townships	Current River Doniphan Flatwoods Gatewood Harris Johnson Jordan Kelley Pine Poynor Shirley Thomas Union Varner Washington West Doniphan
CDPs	Fairdealing‡ Oxly
Other unincorporated communities	Bardley Beaverdam Briar Budapest Burr Carie Current View‡ Doyle Flatwoods Gamburg Gatewood Glenn Handy Hemenway Leibig Owenmont Pine Poynor Pratt Pulaski Purman Sinsabaugh Torch
Ghost towns	Bennett Martinsburg Pleasant Grove Ponder Tucker
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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36°48′33″N 91°06′25″W / 36.80917°N 91.10694°W / 36.80917; -91.10694

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