Welcome to Tracy ...

Tracy is located in Marion County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tracy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Tracy is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Tracy: (641)

The ZIP code for Tracy: 50256<4>

Communities Also Named Tracy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Tracy - they are located in California, Connecticut, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Tracy ...

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

• Oskaloosa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Oskaloosa is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <5>
• Pella
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
  • Pella is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pella <5>
• Knoxville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <5>
• Albia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
  • Albia is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albia <5>
• New Sharon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sharon
  • New Sharon is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Sharon <5>
• Melcher - Dallas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melcher - Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
  • Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
• Eddyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <5>
• Lovilia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovilia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilia
  • Lovilia is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovilia <5>
• Beacon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
• University Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • University Park is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tracy ...

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

Adding Tracy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tracy 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 Tracy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tracy post office opened in 1876.

We also found Tracy in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tracy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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