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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Tracy came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Tracy in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Tracy. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Tracy, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

 

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Tracy:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2002
(Available from Amazon.com)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Tracy is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Tracy in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Tracy for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Tracy. See our Misc Page for Tracy for more information.


Railroad Mentions of Tracy:

Tracy was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/