Welcome to Preston ...
So far, we found very little information about Preston. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Preston to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Preston, please Contact Us.
Preston would have been located within present day White Pine County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Preston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Preston is 5,630 feet [1,716 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Preston is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Preston was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Preston still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Preston ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 46 communities that are also named Preston - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Preston.
Communities near Preston ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Preston.
- Lund
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Lund is located in White Pine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lund <4>
- Willow Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in White Pine County
- Gold Point ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Gold Point is located in Nye County
- Taylor ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in White Pine County
- Copper Flat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
- Copper Flat is located in White Pine County
- East Ely
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ely
- East Ely is located in White Pine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Ely <4>
- Ely
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Ely is located in White Pine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,014 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <4>
- Lane City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane City
- Lane City is located in White Pine County
- Former name for Lane City:
- Mineral City
- Ruth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Ruth is located in White Pine County
- Ruth has also been known as:
- New Ruth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruth <4>
- Calumet ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
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 Preston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Preston.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Preston. 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 Preston.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Preston. See our Newspapers Page for Preston.
Adding Preston to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Preston in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Preston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Preston post office opened in 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Preston.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for White Pine County: www.co.white-pine.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Preston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including White Pine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Preston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |