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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Tracy, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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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 code46532
FIPS code18-76274
GNIS feature ID444845

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. The community was named for a railroad employee. The Tracy station was located on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

References

  1. ^ 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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County seat: La Porte
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