Welcome to Proctor ...
So far, we found very little information about Proctor. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Proctor to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Proctor, please Contact Us.
Proctor would have been located within present day Logan County<2>.
The location of Proctor has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Proctor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Proctor is 3,770 feet [1,149 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Proctor is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Proctor was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Proctor still existed, it would have been in the (970) area code.
Communities Also Named Proctor ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Proctor - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Proctor.
Communities near Proctor ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Proctor.
- Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Sterling is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <5>
- Fleming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Fleming is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleming <5>
- Iliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iliff
- Iliff is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iliff <5>
- Peetz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peetz
- Peetz is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peetz <5>
- Crook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook
- Crook is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crook <5>
- Buchanan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Padroni
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padroni
- Padroni is located in Logan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Padroni <5>
- Dailey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Dailey is located in Logan County
- Red Lion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Lorenzo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
- Lorenzo is located in Cheyenne County (NE)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Proctor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Proctor.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Proctor. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Proctor.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Proctor. See our Newspapers Page for Proctor.
Adding Proctor to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Proctor in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Proctor was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Proctor in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Proctor post office opened in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Proctor.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Logan County: www.loganco.gov/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Proctor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Logan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Proctor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |