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Welcome to Proctor ...

Proctor is located in Swain County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Proctor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Proctor is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Proctor lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Proctor: 828

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, Montana, Nevada, 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.

  • Cowan Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
  • Rocky Branch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Branch is located in Blount County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
  • Andrews
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bryson City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Robbinsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Townsend
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Starkeytown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Starkeytown is located in Sevier County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
  • Miller Cove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Miller Cove is located in Blount County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
  • Walland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Lake Santeetlah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
    • Santeetla
    • Santeetlah
    • Santultah
    • Thunderbird Mountain
    • Thunderbird

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Proctor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Proctor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Proctor post office opened in 1886. The Proctor post office closed in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Proctor.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Swain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Proctor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/