Do you know of Preston ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Preston. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Preston.<1>

We found mention of Preston as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in De Soto Parish, Louisiana.

Communities Also Named Preston ...

We found 46 communities that share the name Preston.

There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Preston.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 45 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 45 communities, 43 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Caddo Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Preston [Caddo Parish].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Marshall County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Preston [Marshall County].
- Arkansas
  - Faulkner County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Preston [Faulkner County].
- California
  - Sonoma County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Preston [Sonoma County].
- Connecticut
  - New London County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Preston [New London County].
- Georgia
  - Webster County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Preston [Webster County].
- Idaho
  - Franklin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Preston [Franklin County].
- Illinois
  - Randolph County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Preston [Randolph County].
- Indiana
  - Vigo County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Preston [Vigo County].
- Iowa
  - Jackson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Preston [Jackson County].
- Kansas
  - Finney County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Preston [Finney County].
  - Pratt County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Preston [Pratt County].
- Kentucky
  - Bath County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Preston [Bath County].
- Manitoba
  - Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Preston.
- Maryland
  - Caroline County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Preston [Caroline County].
- Minnesota
  - Fillmore County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Preston [Fillmore County].
- Mississippi
  - Kemper County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Preston [Kemper County].
- Missouri
  - Hickory County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Preston [Hickory County].
  - Jasper County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Preston [Jasper County].
- Montana
  - Meagher County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Preston [Meagher County].
- Nebraska
  - Richardson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Preston [Richardson County].
- Nevada
  - White Pine County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Preston [White Pine County].
- New Mexico
  - Curry County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Preston [Curry County].
- New York
  - Chenango County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Preston [Chenango County].
- North Carolina
  - Wake County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Preston [Wake County].
- North Dakota
  - Traill County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Preston [Traill County].
- Nova Scotia
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Preston.
- Ohio
  - Hamilton County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Preston [Hamilton County].
  - Muskingum County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Preston [Muskingum County].
- Oklahoma
  - Beaver County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Preston [Beaver County].
  - Okmulgee County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Preston [Okmulgee County].
- Ontario
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Preston.
- Pennsylvania
  - Luzerne County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Preston [Luzerne County].
  - McKean County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Preston [McKean County].
  - Wayne County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Preston [Wayne County].
- South Dakota
  - Lawrence County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Preston [Lawrence County].
- Tennessee
  - Hardin County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Preston [Hardin County].
  - Knox County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Preston [Knox County].
- Texas
  - Dallas County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Preston [Dallas County].
  - Grayson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Preston [Grayson County].
  - Wharton County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Preston [Wharton County].
- Virginia
  - Henry County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Preston [Henry County].
  - Washington County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Preston [Washington County].
- Washington
  - King County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Preston [King County].
- West Virginia
  - Preston County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Preston [Preston County].
- Wisconsin
  - Grant County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Preston [Grant County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Preston ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Preston:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Preston - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in De Soto Parish ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in De Soto Parish.

Ashland
	Pleasant Grove
Black Jack	Pottsville

Francisville	Waddill
Frierson's Mill	Wallace Lake
	Washburn
Grace

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Preston could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.