Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Preston had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Preston, with the one closest to Preston listed first.
- Swearengin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Swearengin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swearengin
- Mid ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Langston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meltonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meltonsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonsville
- Pendergrass ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pendergrass is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
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- Bucksnort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bucksnort is located in Marshall County
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- Keel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel
- Henryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North is located in Marshall County
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- Jink ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jink is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jink
- Grove Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Nebo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Cottonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
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- Martling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Martling is located in Marshall County
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- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
- Talley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Talley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Lim Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Peters ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Larkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester is located in Marshall County
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- Whiton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Ten Broeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ten Broeck is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Broeck
- Scottsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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. |
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