Welcome to Proctor ...

Proctor is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Proctor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Proctor is 3,160 feet [963 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Proctor is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Proctor lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Proctor is located in the (406) area code.

The ZIP code for Proctor: 59929<3>

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, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, 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.

• Polson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polson
  • Polson is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polson <5>
• Elmo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Elmo is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmo <5>
• Rollins
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
  • Rollins is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rollins <5>
• Lake Mary Ronan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mary Ronan
  • Lake Mary Ronan is located in Lake County
• Big Arm
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Arm
  • Big Arm is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Arm <5>
• Lakeside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Lakeside is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeside <5>
• Kings Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
  • Kings Point is located in Lake County
• Bear Dance
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Dance
  • Bear Dance is located in Lake County
• Rocky Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
  • Rocky Point is located in Lake County
• Jette
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jette
  • Jette is located in Lake County

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Proctor ...

Looking for more information about Proctor? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Proctor, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Proctor post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Proctor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Proctor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecounty-mt.org/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/