Handy, Kansas
Ghost town in Kansas, United States
39°22′45″N 98°32′45″W / 39.37917°N 98.54583°W / 39.37917; -98.54583Handy is a ghost town in Bloom Township, Osborne County, Kansas, United States.[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]
References
- ^ a b "Handy, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
Further reading
External links
- Osborne County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
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Municipalities and communities of Osborne County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Osborne
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