Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Preston had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Preston, with the one closest to Preston listed first.
- Lancaster Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
- Lancaster Junction is located in Grant County
- Annaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Stitzer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Montfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Fennimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Centreville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Former names for Centreville:
- Dry Bone Post Office
- Dry Bone
- Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Homer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Arthur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Cobb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Mount Ida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Lancaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Rewey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Werley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Mifflin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Ellenboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Boscobel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Edmund
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Woodman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Blue River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Muscoda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Boydtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Mount Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Grant County: www.grantcounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Preston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |