I've not been able to find the exact location of Tidwell, but the first and last postmaster, William J. TIDWELL, lived in Big Creek Township, which is where Protem was located. I know I've seen it on a map somewhere, but the P.O. was only active a total of 3 years, from 1891 to 1894. I can't find all my maps (if you saw my office, you'd know why...my stuff is fairly well-organized, but sometimes things get buried, and I forget I have them), but I did a search at the BLM site, and Wm Tidwell apparently wasn't a homesteader in Taney Co. Let's say it was between Protem and Cedar Creek, somewhere in that area. Not far from Protem, but apparently far enough that Mr. Tidwell thought another post office was needed. Vonda