Welcome to Preston ...

Preston is located in Jasper County<1>.

The location of Preston has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Preston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Preston is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Preston: (417)

Communities Also Named Preston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Preston: This one is located in Jasper County and the other is located in Hickory County.

Beyond Missouri, 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, 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.

• Joplin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Joplin is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <4>
• Pittsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <4>
• Carthage
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Webb City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
  • Webb City is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb City <4>
• Carl Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction
  • Carl Junction is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <4>
• Lamar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
  • Lamar is located in Barton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <4>
• Galena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <4>
• Oronogo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronogo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronogo
  • Oronogo is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronogo <4>
• Carterville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <4>
• Duquesne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duquesne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
  • Duquesne is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 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 1860.

We also found Preston in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/