BlockTracy, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46532. The Survey maps it on the Kingsford Heights quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Kingsford Heights quadrangle1:24000
- 1969 USGS Kingsford Heights quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Knox quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Tracy: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webb Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tracy in 7 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tracy | $27,000 | Numerous reports of damage including trees down and a roof blown off. Metal siding is hanging from power lines in one video. Damage to a silo as well. Power is out. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Tracy | $2,000 | One inch diameter hail reported. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Tracy | - | The public shared a picture of hail through social media. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Tracy | - | A NWS survey of damage east of Kingsford Heights revealed damage consistent with a tornado, embedded within a larger swath of straight line winds. The tornado tracked rapidly east through mainly wooded areas causing widespread snapped or uprooted trees along its path. Trees fell onto several homes, especially along South County Road 300 East. Maximum winds were estimated at around 95 mph. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tracy | - | The public reported at least one large tree limb and scattered tree limbs of various sizes blown down by the strong winds. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Tracy | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Tracy | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsford Heights | 0.6 miles | 11 | |
| Union Center | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| South Center | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Kingsbury | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Wellsboro | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Magee | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Union Mills | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Stillwell | 6.4 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Tracy | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7831664 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 444845. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.