Welcome to Tracy ...

Tracy is located in Barren 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 1861.

Tracy is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Tracy and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Tracy lies within the (270) 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, 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.

• Glasgow
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Lafayette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Macon County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <4>
• Scottsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
• Tompkinsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
  • Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <4>
• Red Boiling Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Boiling Springs
  • Red Boiling Springs is located in Macon County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Boiling Springs <4>
• Gamaliel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamaliel
  • Gamaliel is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gamaliel <4>
• Fountain Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Run
  • Fountain Run is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Run <4>
• Etoile
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etoile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
  • Etoile is located in Barren County
• Cedar Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
• Lucas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Lucas is located in Barren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucas <4>

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.<5>

From that list, the Tracy post office opened in 1861.

We also found Tracy in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/