Progress, Indiana
Appearance
Progress | |
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Coordinates: 40°07′13″N 85°26′33″W / 40.12028°N 85.44250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Delaware |
Township | Monroe |
Elevation | 971 ft (296 m) |
ZIP code | 47302 |
FIPS code | 18-62118[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 441606[1] |
Progress is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Delaware County, Indiana.
History
[edit]A post office was established at Progress in 1900, and was discontinued the next year, in 1901.[3] The name embodies the spirit of progress.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Progress, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Delaware County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
The name is commendatory.