Progress, Texas Explained

Official Name:Progress, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Progress
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bailey
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:3,885
Coordinates:34.2829°N -102.8099°W
Area Code:806
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1365803

Progress is an unincorporated community in Bailey County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 49 in 2000.

History

Progress was once a station on the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway. The community was founded in 1907 and the residents wanted the community to be a production center for fruits and vegetables, but the development did not occur. It had two stores and 100 residents in 1940, which went down to 49 in 1980 through 2000.[1]

Geography

Progress is located on U.S. Highway 84 and U.S. Highway 70 near the Parmer County line in far-northern Bailey County.[1]

Education

Progress is served by the Muleshoe Independent School District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Progress, TX. 2022-03-18. tshaonline.org.