Welcome to Progress ...

Progress is located in Pike County<1>.

The location of Progress has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Progress, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1937.

Progress is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Progress lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Progress: (601) and (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Progress ...

While we believe that this Progress is located in Pike County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Progress. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jefferson Davis and Perry County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 22 communities that are also named Progress - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas (3), Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Progress.

Communities near Progress ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Progress.

• McComb
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
  • McComb is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <5>
• Franklinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Franklinton is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <5>
• Kentwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <5>
• Magnolia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <5>
• Summit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <5>
• Tylertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tylertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylertown
  • Tylertown is located in Walthall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tylertown <5>
• Tangipahoa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangipahoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangipahoa
  • Tangipahoa is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangipahoa <5>
• Osyka
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osyka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
  • Osyka is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <5>
• Mount Hermon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
  • Mount Hermon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hermon <5>
• Sunny Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
  • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Progress. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Progress.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Progress. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Progress.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Progress. See our Newspapers Page for Progress.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Progress ...

Looking for more information about Progress? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Progress, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Progress.

Adding Progress to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Progress in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Progress was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Progress post office opened in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Progress.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Progress. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pike County: www.co.pike.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/