Protem, Missouri

Protem is an unincorporated community in southeastern Taney County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Route 125, and is approximately two miles north of the Missouri-Arkansas state line.[2] Protem is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.

A post office called Protem has been in operation since 1875.[3] 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.[4][5]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Protem, Missouri
  2. Protem. Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. "Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  5. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 107.


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