Tracy, Iowa

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Tracy, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°16′35″N92°52′32″W / 41.27639°N 92.87556°W / 41.27639; -92.87556
Country United States
State Iowa
County Marion
PlattedOctober 1875
Elevation
784 ft (239 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
50256
GNIS feature ID463551

Tracy is an unincorporated community in eastern Marion County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads east of the city of Knoxville, the county seat of Marion County. [1] Its elevation is 784 feet (239 m). [2] Although Tracy is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 50256, [3] which opened on 31 January 1876. [4]

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History

Tracy was laid out in October 1875 by Capt. Alexander F. Tracy and S. Merrill. [5] The population was 375 in 1940. [6]

Education

The Twin Cedars Community School District operates local public schools. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tracy, Iowa
  3. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tracy Post Office
  5. ↑ Dilts, Harold E. (1993) From Ackley to Zwingle: The Origin of Iowa Place Names, p. 181, p. 228. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, ISBN   0-8138-0837-5
  6. ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 313.
  7. ↑ "TWIN CEDARS" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved August 4, 2020.


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