2020 Map of Progress

About this map

Silver Springs Baptist Church and dozens of family-named burial grounds define this rural landscape on the Mississippi-Louisiana border. Situated in the southern reaches of Pike County, the terrain is characterized by the winding paths of Bala Chitto Cr and Silver Cr as they move through the hills near Progress. This 2020 update illustrates a community deeply rooted in its local history, where small settlements like Smithburg, Emerald, and Gladhurst are connected by a network of rural routes such as Magnolia Progress Rd and Osyka Progress Rd. For genealogists, the map is remarkably dense with specific landmarks, including Hucabee Cem, Pound Cem, and Kendrick-Pounds Cem, reflecting the generations of families who established these small hamlets and homesteads along the state line.