Proctor is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Montana, United States. Proctor is 2.2 miles (3.5 km) northwest of Dayton. The community has a ZIP code 59929.[2][3]
Proctor, Montana | |
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  Proctor  Proctor | |
| Coordinates: 47°53′33″N 114°18′19″W / 47.89250°N 114.30528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Lake |
| Elevation | 3,166 ft (965 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59929 |
| Area code | 406 |
| GNIS feature ID | 789200[1] |
It is near Skags Lake.
History
editIn 1869, Kootenai settlement began in the Proctor area, and a federal commissary opened there. Clarence E. Proctor, for whom the community is named, founded a ranch and opened a store at Proctor in 1883.[4] The town was known as Dayton until 1910, when many of the town's residents relocated to the current site of Dayton due to its shorefront location on Flathead Lake; the old townsite then acquired its current name.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Proctor". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "Proctor". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Proctor". Montana Official State Travel Site. Montana Office of Tourism. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
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