Tracy, Indiana

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Tracy, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Tracy
Coordinates: 41°29′07″N86°40′57″W / 41.48528°N 86.68250°W / 41.48528; -86.68250
Country United States
State Indiana
County LaPorte
Township Union
Elevation
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715 ft (218 m)
ZIP code
46532
FIPS code 18-76274 [2]
GNIS feature ID444845 [1]

Tracy is an unincorporated community in Union Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.

History

Tracy (formerly called Tracy Station) contained a post office from 1879 until 1912. [3] The community was named for a railroad employee. [4] The Tracy station was located on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tracy, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "LaPorte County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  326. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the foreman of a railroad crew.
  5. ↑ Daniels, E. D. (1904). A twentieth century history and biographical record of La Porte County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 109.


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