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.Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39. Its elevation is 784 feet (239 m). Although Tracy is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 50256,Zip Code Lookup which opened on 31 January 1876.
History Tracy was laid out in October 1875 by Capt. Alexander F. Tracy and S. Merrill.Dilts, Harold E. (1993) From Ackley to Zwingle: The Origin of Iowa Place Names, p. 181, p. 228. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, The population was 375 in 1940.
Education The Twin Cedars Community School District operates local public schools.
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