Welcome to Progress ...

Progress is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Progress is located in Bailey 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 1927.

Progress is 3,880 feet [1,183 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Progress is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Progress (for example, toward Portales (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Progress lies within the (806) area code.

Communities Also Named Progress ...

While we believe that this Progress is located in Bailey County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Progress. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hale and Palo Pinto County.

Beyond Texas, 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, Oregon, Pennsylvania, 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.

• Muleshoe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muleshoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• Lazbuddie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazbuddie
  • Lazbuddie is located in Parmer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lazbuddie <4>
• Stegall
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stegall
  • Stegall is located in Bailey County
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• Earth
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>

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.

We 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 1927.

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