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Welcome to Preston ...

Preston is located in Henry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Preston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Preston is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Preston: 276

Communities Also Named Preston ...

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

Beyond Virginia, 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), 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), 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.

  • Eden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Martinsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mayodan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayodan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayodan
    • Mayodan is located in Rockingham County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayodan <3>
  • Madison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Rockingham County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
  • Stuart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Stoneville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
    • Stoneville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneville <3>
  • Ridgeway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Collinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Collinsville is located in Henry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <3>
  • Villa Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
    • Villa Heights is located in Henry County
  • Bassett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Preston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Preston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/