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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Progress (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Progress. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Progress is located in Pike County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pike County: Tangipahoa (LA), Washington (LA), Amite, Lincoln & Walthall.

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Progress. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Progress:

  • Pike County     (The home county of Progress)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
    • Smithburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Smithburg is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
    • Osyka
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Chatawa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Chatawa is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
    • Magnolia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bacots
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Bacots is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
    • Holmesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Holmesville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
    • Bear Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear Town is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
    • McComb
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Topisaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Topisaw is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
    • Summit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Amite County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
    • Huron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Huron is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • McElveen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • McElveen is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
    • Gillsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Gillsburg is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
    • Glading
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Glading is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
    • Thompson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Thompson is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Liberty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Liberty is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
    • Brookside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookside is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Mount Olive
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Olive is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Lawrence County
    • Verna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Verna is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
    • Norfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
    • Wellman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Marion County
  • Walthall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
    • Tylertown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sartinville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Sartinville is located in Walthall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
  • Saint Helena Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
    • Greensburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chipola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
  • Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Folsom
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <1>
  • Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
    • Kentwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <1>
    • Wilmer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
    • Tangipahoa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fluker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Henry City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
    • Roseland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Roseland is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <1>
    • Amite City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Husser
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Loranger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Independence
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Washington Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
    • Mount Hermon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sunny Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
    • Stoney Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Franklinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Popeville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
    • Enon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Enon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Angie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Progress, see our County-by-County Page for Progress.

Cemeteries Near Progress ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Progress.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Progress - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Progress covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.

  • Progress Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • McDaniel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Magee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rimes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fortenberry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Brewer - Webb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Alford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Silver Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Tate Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (814 more) ...
    • Hinson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mullens Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandifer Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Progress in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Progress.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.

  • Smithburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Smithburg is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
  • Mount Hermon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Osyka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sunny Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
  • Chatawa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Chatawa is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
  • Magnolia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bailey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
  • Holmesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Holmesville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
  • Fernwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fernwood is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
  • Kentwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <1>
  • McComb
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tangipahoa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Franklinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Topisaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Topisaw is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
    • Summit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Progress. See our List of 1890's Communities around Progress.

Newspapers Published in Progress ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Progress.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Progress, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Progress.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Progress:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Progress, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Progress) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.