Protem, Missouri

Map of Missouri with a red dot denoting the location of Protem

Protem (/proʊˈtɛm/ proh-TEM)[1] is an unincorporated community in southeastern Taney County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is located on Missouri Route 125, and is approximately two miles (3.2 km) north of the Missouri-Arkansas state line.[3] Protem is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.

A post office called Protem has been in operation since 1875.[4] The name comes from pro tem, a common abbreviation of the Latin term pro tempore ("for the time being"), because the community's first settlers could not decide on a name and a temporary one (which became permanent) was needed.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Missouri Place Names Pronunciation Guide" (PDF). University of Kansas. December 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Protem, Missouri
  3. ↑ Protem. Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 107.

36°31′44″N 92°51′32″W / 36.52889°N 92.85889°W / 36.52889; -92.85889


This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.