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Welcome to Proctor City ...

Proctor City is located in Lake County<1>.

Proctor City is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Proctor City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Proctor City: 731

Communities near Proctor City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Proctor City.

  • Caruthersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Tiptonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Portageville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • New Madrid
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickman is located in Fulton County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <3>
  • Ridgely
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Englewood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Englewood is located in Obion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
  • New Markham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Markham is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
  • Troy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Troy is located in Obion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
  • Powells Ferry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Powells Ferry is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people

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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Proctor City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Proctor City. 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 City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Proctor City. See our Newspapers Page for Proctor City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Proctor City ...

Looking for more information about Proctor City? 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 City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Proctor City.

Adding Proctor City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Proctor City 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 City was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Proctor City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Proctor City - 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.