Welcome to Tracy ...

Tracy is located in Laramie 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 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.

Tracy is 5,170 feet [1,576 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Tracy is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Tracy lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Tracy lies within the (307) area code.

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, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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.

• Pine Bluffs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluffs
  • Pine Bluffs is located in Laramie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Bluffs <4>
• Burns
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
  • Burns is located in Laramie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <4>
• Albin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
  • Albin is located in Laramie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albin <4>
• Grover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
  • Grover is located in Weld County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <4>
• Bushnell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
  • Bushnell is located in Kimball County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushnell <4>
• Egbert
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egbert
  • Egbert is located in Laramie County
• Carpenter
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Carpenter is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpenter <4>
• Hereford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hereford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
  • Hereford is located in Weld County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hereford <4>
• Hillsdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <4>
• Sligo ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sligo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
  • Sligo is located in Weld County (CO)

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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Tracy mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

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.

The official website for Laramie County: www.webgate.co.laramie.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/