Progress, Mississippi

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Progress, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Progress, Mississippi
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Progress, Mississippi
Coordinates: 31°02′46″N90°19′36″W / 31.04611°N 90.32667°W / 31.04611; -90.32667
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Pike
Elevation
374 ft (114 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 601
GNIS feature ID676344

Progress is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Mississippi. [1]

History

A post office called Progress was established in 1937, and remained in operation until 1955. [2] The community advocated progressive education at the local schoolhouse, hence the name. [3]

Progress is served by the Progress Public Library, which is part of the Pike-Amite-Walthall Library System. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Progress, Mississippi
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 106.
  4. ↑ "Progress Public Library". pawls.org. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
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