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Nearest Communities to Preston,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Preston, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Preston:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Preston.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Preston is located in Lawrence County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lawrence County: Butte, Meade, Pennington, Crook (WY) & Weston (WY).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 92 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Preston. Of these communities, 41 are located in counties other than Lawrence County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Preston (which is Lawrence County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Preston

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Lawrence County   (where Preston resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.lawrence.sd.us/
    • County Seat for Lawrence:   Deadwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Preston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Preston.
      • Ragged Top ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Ragged Top is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Top
        • Estimated population in 2014: 73 people
      • Dacy ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Dacy is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacy
      • Victoria
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Victoria is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Elmore
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Elmore is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
      • Trojan
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Savoy
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Carbonate ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Maurice
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Terry
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Terry is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
      • Kirk
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Kirk is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
      • Cheyenne Crossing
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Cheyenne Crossing is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Crossing
      • Carthage ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Carthage is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Continue List   (39 more) ...
        • Central City
          (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Lancaster City ‑ Historic
          (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
          • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
          • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
        • Maitland
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
          • Maitland is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
        • Beaver Crossing
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
          • Beaver Crossing is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
        • Blacktail
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
          • Blacktail is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacktail
        • Cartesville ‑ Historic
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
          • Cartesville is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartesville
        • Flatiron ‑ Historic
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
          • Flatiron is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatiron
          • Estimated population in 2014: 15 people
        • Gayville
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
          • Gayville is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
        • Lead
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Terraville
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
          • Terraville is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terraville
        • Hanna
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
          • Hanna is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
        • Englewood
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Englewood is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
          • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
        • Carterville ‑ Historic
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Carterville is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
        • Deadwood
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Pluma
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Pluma is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluma
        • Woodville
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Tinton ‑ Historic
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Elizabethtown is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
        • Spearfish
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Dumont
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • North Spearfish
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
          • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
        • Virginia ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Virginia is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
        • Brownsville ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Brownsville is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
        • Galena
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Roubaix
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Centennial City ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Centennial City is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial City
        • Crook City
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Whitewood
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Nahant
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint Onge
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Gregory ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Gregory is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
          • Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
        • Benchmark
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Benchmark is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark
        • Diamond City ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Diamond City is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
        • Greenwood
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Channing ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Channing is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channing
        • Novak
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Novak is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novak
        • Tomahawk
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Tomahawk is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
          • Estimated population in 2014: 36 people
        • Merritt
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Merritt is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
          • Estimated population in 2014: 175 people
        • Nemo
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Butte County
  • Meade County
  • Pennington County
    • County Website:   https://pennco.org/
    • County Seat for Pennington:   Rapid City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Preston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Preston.
      • Florence ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Florence is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Copper Camp ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Copper Camp is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Camp
      • Rochford
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Myersville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Myersville is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
        • Estimated population in 2014: 10 people
      • Fairview ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Fairview is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
        • Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
      • Mystic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Deerfield
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Deerfield is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Canyon City ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Canyon City is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
      • Castleton ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Castleton is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
      • Silver City
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Silver City is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
        • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
      • Pactola ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Redfern
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Redfern is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfern
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Moon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Moon is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
        • Johnson Siding
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Tigerville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Tigerville is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerville
        • Big Bend
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Big Bend is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Crook County
  • Weston County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Preston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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