Tracy, Iowa

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] Tracy was laid out in October 1875 by Capt. Alexander F. Tracy and S. Merrill.[5]

Tracy, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Tracy is located in Iowa
Tracy
Tracy
Tracy is located in the United States
Tracy
Tracy
Coordinates: 41°16′35″N 92°52′32″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyMarion
Elevation
784 ft (239 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
50256
GNIS feature ID463551

Education

The Twin Cedars Community School District operates local public schools.[6]

References
  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tracy, Iowa
  3. Zip Code Lookup
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tracy Post Office
  5. 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
  6. "TWIN CEDARS" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved August 4, 2020.


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