Progress, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Progress
Pushpin Map:	Indiana#USA
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Delaware
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Monroe
Coordinates:	40.1203°N -85.4425°W
Elevation Ft:	971
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	47302
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-62118^[1]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	441606

Progress is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Delaware County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Progress in 1900, and was discontinued the next year, in 1901.^[2] The name embodies the spirit of progress.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
2. Web site: Delaware County . Jim Forte Postal History . 3 September 2014.
3. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 272. The name is commendatory..