Welcome to Prestonville ...

Prestonville is located in Stokes County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prestonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Prestonville is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Prestonville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Prestonville: (336)

Communities Also Named Prestonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Prestonville - they are located in Kentucky and Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prestonville.

Communities near Prestonville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prestonville.

• Eden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Eden is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <4>
• King
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • King is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <4>
• Stokesdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
  • Stokesdale is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stokesdale <4>
• Walkertown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
  • Walkertown is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkertown <4>
• Rural Hall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hall
  • Rural Hall is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Hall <4>
• Wentworth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
  • Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
• Mayodan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayodan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayodan
  • Mayodan is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayodan <4>
• Madison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Walnut Cove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
  • Walnut Cove is located in Stokes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Cove <4>
• Stuart
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Patrick County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <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 Prestonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prestonville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prestonville. 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 Prestonville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prestonville. See our Newspapers Page for Prestonville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prestonville ...

Looking for more information about Prestonville? 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 Prestonville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Prestonville.

Adding Prestonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prestonville 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 Prestonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Prestonville post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prestonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prestonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Stokes County: www.co.stokes.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/