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Welcome to Tracy Creek ...

Tracy Creek is located in Broome County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tracy Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for Tracy Creek: Tracy Crk. (or less commonly used: Tracy Ck. or Tracy Cr.)

Tracy Creek is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Tracy Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Tracy Creek: 607

Communities near Tracy Creek ...

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

  • Binghamton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnson City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Endicott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Owego
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Dickinson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Montrose
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <3>
  • Hallstead
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <3>
  • Newark Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Candor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Great Bend
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tracy Creek ...

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

Adding Tracy Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tracy Creek 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 (so far) for Tracy Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Tracy Creek post office opened in 1856. The Tracy Creek post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tracy Creek.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Broome, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tracy Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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