Proctor, Montana Explained

Official Name:Proctor, Montana
Pushpin Map:Montana#USA
Pushpin Label:Proctor
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Montana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lake
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:3166
Coordinates:47.8925°N -114.3053°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:59929
Area Code:406
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:789200

Proctor is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Montana, United States. Proctor is northwest of Dayton. The community has a ZIP code 59929.[1] [2]

It is near Skags Lake.

History

In 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.[3] 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.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012-02-15. United States Postal Service. 2012.
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. July 9, 2014.
  3. Web site: Proctor. Montana Place Names Companion . Montana Historical Society . 8 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Proctor. Montana Official State Travel Site. Montana Office of Tourism. July 9, 2014.