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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Tracy had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Tracy, with the one closest to Tracy listed first.

  • Pine Bluffs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Egbert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Egbert is located in Laramie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egbert
  • Burns
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bushnell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Arcola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Arcola is located in Laramie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Hillsdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Grover
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Sligo ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sligo is located in Weld County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
  • Kimball
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Kimball is located in Kimball County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,282 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <2>
  • Archer
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Archer is located in Laramie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Meriden
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tracy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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