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Tracy

Ghost town · Kankakee County, Illinois

Herscher quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500)
Herscher quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tracy is a ghost town in Kankakee County, Illinois. It is one of 4 former communities in Kankakee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tracy as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.1694° N, 88.2339° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townEast Brooklyn, IL
Distance to it1.7 miles
Coordinates41.16944, -88.23389

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What's there now

Tracy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is East Brooklyn, IL (population 58), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Tracy?

Tracy is in Kankakee County, Illinois, at 41.1694, -88.2339.

How many ghost towns are in Kankakee County?

Kankakee County, Illinois has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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