Welcome to Preston ...

Preston is located in Faulkner County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Preston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Preston is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Preston is within the (501) 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, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, 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.

• Conway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <3>
• Sherwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Sherwood is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <3>
• Jacksonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <3>
• Maumelle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumelle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumelle
  • Maumelle is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumelle <3>
• Greenbrier
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
  • Greenbrier is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbrier <3>
• Vilonia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilonia
  • Vilonia is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilonia <3>
• Mayflower
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
  • Mayflower is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayflower <3>
• Wooster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Wooster is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <3>
• Plumerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumerville
  • Plumerville is located in Conway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plumerville <3>
• Cammack Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cammack Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
  • Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Preston ...

Looking for more information about Preston? 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 Preston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<5>

From that list, the Preston post office opened in 1881.

We also found Preston on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Preston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/