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Welcome to Tracy ...

Tracy is located in Laramie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tracy, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Tracy is 5,170 feet [1,576 m] above sea level.<2> 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

Area Code for Tracy: 307

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)
  • Burns
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Albin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Grover
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bushnell
    (14 miles [22.5 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
  • Carpenter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hereford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillsdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Sligo ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sligo is located in Weld County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo

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 (so far) for Tracy was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tracy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Laramie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tracy - 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.