Welcome to Progress ...
Progress is located in Washington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Progress, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
Progress is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Progress lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Progress: 503 & 971<3>
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, Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Mississippi (3), Missouri, New York, North Carolina, 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.
- Portland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vancouver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Gresham is located in Multnomah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <4>
- Lake Oswego
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Oswego
- Lake Oswego is located in Clackamas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,821 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Oswego <4>
- Oregon City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tualatin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Linn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Linn
- West Linn is located in Clackamas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,747 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Linn <4>
- Forest Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wilsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 1889.
We also found Progress in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Progress.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Progress - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Progress area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Progress area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |