Protem, Missouri Explained

Protem is an unincorporated community in southeastern Taney County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 125, and is approximately two miles north of the Missouri-Arkansas state line.^[1] Protem is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.

A post office called Protem has been in operation since 1875.^[2] The name comes from pro tem (Latin for "temporary"), because first settlers could not settle on a name and a temporary one (which became permanent) was needed.^{[3] [4]}

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36.5289°N -92.8589°W

Notes and References

1. Protem. Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 27 December 2016.
3. Web site: Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071824/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_taney.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. December 27, 2016.
4. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 107.