Proctor, Montana

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
Unincorporated community
Proctor
Proctor
Coordinates: 47°53′33″N 114°18′19″W
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyLake
Elevation
3,166 ft (965 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59929
Area code(s)406
GNIS feature ID789200[1]

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. 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]

Notable person
  • Mike Taylor, Montana rancher, hair dresser, and politician, lived in Proctor.[5]

References
  1. "Proctor". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  4. "Proctor". Montana Official State Travel Site. Montana Office of Tourism. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  5. Our Campaigns.com.-Mike Taylor


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