Tracy, Iowa
Tracy, Iowa | |
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 Tracy United Methodist Church | |
  Tracy Location within Iowa  Tracy Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°16′35″N 92°52′32″W / 41.27639°N 92.87556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Marion |
| Elevation | 784 ft (239 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 50256 |
| GNIS feature ID | 463551 |
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]
History
[edit]Tracy was laid out in October 1875 by Capt. Alexander F. Tracy and S. Merrill.[5] The population was 375 in 1940.[6]
Education
[edit]The Twin Cedars Community School District operates local public schools.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tracy, Iowa
- ↑ Zip Code Lookup
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tracy Post Office
- ↑ 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
- ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 313.
- ↑ "TWIN CEDARS" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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