Welcome to Preston ...

Preston is located in Kemper 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 1891.

Preston is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Preston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, 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.

• Philadelphia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Neshoba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• De Kalb
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
  • De Kalb is located in Kemper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <4>
• Noxapater
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
  • Noxapater is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <4>
• Shuqualak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shuqualak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
  • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
• Bogue Chitto
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
  • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
• Handle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
  • Handle is located in Winston County
• Mashulaville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
  • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
• Tucker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
  • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
• House
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
  • House is located in Neshoba County
• Scooba
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
  • Scooba is located in Kemper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <4>

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 1891.

We also found Preston in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/