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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Progress. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Progress to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Progress, please Contact Us.
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Progress is historic, it would have been located within present day Braxton County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Braxton County: Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas & Webster.
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:
- Braxton County (The home county of Progress)
- The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
- Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
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- Wilsie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Exchange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gassaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Lloydsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Arnett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Frametown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Clem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
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- Rockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Elmira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Sutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
- Losie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Walnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Russet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Staten
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
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- Orma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Mudfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Stinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Arnoldsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Grantsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Beech
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
- Lydia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
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- Ira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Dink
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Harrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Wattsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
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- Gould
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Widen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Widen is located in Clay County
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- Spread
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Valley Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Clay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Procious
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Elkhurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
- Saint Clara
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
- Shock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Normantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stumptown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Stouts Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Glenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sand Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Truebada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- De Kalb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Baldwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Alice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Troy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Kanawha County
- Wellford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
- Vadis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
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- Duffy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Alum Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Hurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Crawford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
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- Camden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Alkires Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Cox Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Weston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Garton Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
- Birch River
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tioga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Muddlety
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
- Burnt House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Lawford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Smithville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Berea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Slab
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Pullman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Cantwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Oxbow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Cokeleys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
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- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
- Roxalana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Graux
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Triplett
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Pigeon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Looneyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kester ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Rushville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Millard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Spencer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Walton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
- Kanawha Head
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Frenchton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Rock Cave
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Wilsontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Goshen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
- Replete
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Erbacon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Big Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Cleveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hacker Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Halo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Orndoff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Cowen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Welch Glade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Camden-on-Gauley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
- Creston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Burning Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Lucile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
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.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Engel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Currycomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bourn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Starkey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Houston - Carr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moyers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Earl Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (485 more) ...
- Dickey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mollahan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
Progress itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Progress, with the one closest to Progress listed first.
- German ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- German is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
- Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Home is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Hope ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Bennett ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bennett is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Cutlips
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cutlips is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlips
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Little Otter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Otter is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Otter
- Normantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frametown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Lloydsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Elmira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Copen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Copen is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen
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 33 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 16 miles [25.7 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Braxton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Kanawha County
- Lewis County
- Nicholas County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Upshur County
- Webster County
- Wirt County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 'straight-line' (or 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |