Welcome to Prestonia ...

Prestonia is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Prestonia is located in Ozark County<1>.

The location of Prestonia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prestonia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Prestonia is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Prestonia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Prestonia: (417)

Communities Also Named Prestonia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Prestonia - they are located in Kentucky and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prestonia.

Communities near Prestonia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prestonia.

• Mountain Home
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
  • Mountain Home is located in Baxter County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <4>
• Gassville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gassville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassville
  • Gassville is located in Baxter County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassville <4>
• Bull Shoals
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Shoals
  • Bull Shoals is located in Marion County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bull Shoals <4>
• Cotter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
  • Cotter is located in Baxter County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotter <4>
• Gainesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Ozark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <4>
• Lakeview
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Baxter County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <4>
• Salesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
  • Salesville is located in Baxter County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salesville <4>
• Theodosia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
  • Theodosia is located in Ozark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
• Briarcliff
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
  • Briarcliff is located in Baxter County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
• Bakersfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
  • Bakersfield is located in Ozark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Prestonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prestonia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prestonia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prestonia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prestonia. See our Newspapers Page for Prestonia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prestonia ...

Looking for more information about Prestonia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Prestonia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Prestonia.

Adding Prestonia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prestonia in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Prestonia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Prestonia post office opened in 1891.

We also found Prestonia in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prestonia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prestonia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/