Welcome to Progress ...

Progress is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Progress, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Progress is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Progress lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Progress is within the (765) area code.

Communities Also Named Progress ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Progress - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Mississippi (3), 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.

• Muncie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncie
  • Muncie is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncie <3>
• Anderson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <3>
• New Castle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <3>
• Warsaw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
• Yorktown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
  • Yorktown is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <3>
• Alexandria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <3>
• Pendleton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
  • Pendleton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <3>
• Chesterfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <3>
• Middletown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <3>
• Albany
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>

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.<5>

From that list, the Progress post office opened in 1900.

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 Delaware County: www.co.delaware.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov