Tracy, New Jersey

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Tracy, New Jersey
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Location of Tracy in Middlesex County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
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Tracy (New Jersey)
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Tracy (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°18′10″N74°23′01″W / 40.30278°N 74.38361°W / 40.30278; -74.38361
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Middlesex
Township Monroe
Elevation
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82 ft (25 m)
GNIS feature ID881232 [1]

Tracy is an unincorporated community located within Monroe Township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [2] The settlement is located at the site of a former station on the Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad in the southeastern edge of the township. [3] Most of the area is forestland with some homes and light commercial businesses located along Federal Road and Tracy Station Road. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tracy". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 15, 2015.
  3. Pennsylvania Railroad and its connections (Map). Philadelphia: Allen, Lane, and Scott. December 1, 1911. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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