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Tracy, Indiana

Coordinates: 41°29′07″N 86°40′57″W / 41.48528°N 86.68250°W / 41.48528; -86.68250
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Tracy, Indiana
Tracy is located in Indiana
Tracy
Tracy
Tracy is located in the United States
Tracy
Tracy
Coordinates: 41°29′07″N 86°40′57″W / 41.48528°N 86.68250°W / 41.48528; -86.68250
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLaPorte
TownshipUnion
Elevation715 ft (218 m)
ZIP code
46532
FIPS code18-76274[2]
GNIS feature ID444845[1]

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

History

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.