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 Preston had a population of 489 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Preston had a population of 941 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Preston, with the one closest to Preston listed first.
- Van Buren
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Spragueville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Miles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Browns
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Browns is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Goose Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Bryant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Riggs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riggs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Charlotte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sterling is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Andover is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Teeds Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
- Green Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Springbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Delmar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Almont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Almont is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
- Sabula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lainsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lainsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lainsville
- Elk River Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Savanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marcus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Andrew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elvira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Maquoketa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Welton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Bellevue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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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