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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 ...

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

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

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, 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 Bailey County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bailey County: Curry (NM), Roosevelt (NM), Cochran, Lamb & Parmer.

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

  • Bailey County     (The home county of Progress)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
    • Muleshoe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muleshoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
      • Muleshoe is located in Bailey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,822 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muleshoe <2>
    • Stegall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stegall
      • Stegall is located in Bailey County
    • Bula
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
      • Bula is located in Bailey County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bula <2>
    • Enochs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enochs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochs
      • Enochs is located in Bailey County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enochs <2>
    • Maple
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Lamb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
    • Sudan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
      • Sudan is located in Lamb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sudan <2>
    • Earth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earth
      • Earth is located in Lamb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earth <2>
    • Springlake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlake
      • Springlake is located in Lamb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springlake <2>
    • Amherst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Parmer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
    • Lazbuddie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Farwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
      • Farwell is located in Parmer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <2>
    • Bovina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
      • Bovina is located in Parmer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovina <2>
    • Friona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friona
      • Friona is located in Parmer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friona <2>
  • Curry County (NM)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
    • Texico
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texico
      • Texico is located in Curry County (NM)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texico <2>
    • Clovis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
      • Clovis is located in Curry County (NM)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,091 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clovis <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Progress, see our County-by-County Page for 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 30 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bailey County Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lariat Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lariat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lariat Cemetery
  • West Camp Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Old Farwell Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Farwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Farwell Cemetery
  • Lazbuddie Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lazbuddie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lazbuddie Cemetery
  • Texico Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Texico Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Texico Cemetery
  • Baileyboro Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Sudan Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sudan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sudan Cemetery
  • Arch Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Arch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arch Cemetery is located in Arch (NM).
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arch Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37944 <4>
  • Earth Memorial Perpetual Care Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Lawn Haven Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawn Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawn Haven Cemetery
    • Eiland Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)

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.

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 State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Progress) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Progress. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2829, Longitude: -102.8099       In this case, the coordinates for Progress have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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