Welcome to Preston ...

Preston is located in Meagher County<1>.

Preston is 5,210 feet [1,588 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Preston is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Preston lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Preston: 406

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, Mississippi, Missouri (2), 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.

• Whites City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Whites City is located in Broadwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites City
• Fort Logan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Logan is located in Meagher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
• Diamond City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Diamond City is located in Broadwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
• Cavetown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cavetown is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
• Millegan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Millegan is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millegan
• Langford City ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Langford City is located in Meagher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford City
• Winston
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Winston is located in Broadwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston <3>
• White Sulphur Springs
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • White Sulphur Springs is located in Meagher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <3>
• East Helena
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • East Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Helena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Helena <3>
• Montana City
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Montana City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montana City <3>

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.