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)
- Lancaster Junction is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
- Annaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stitzer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Montfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fennimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centreville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Homer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arthur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Cobb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Ida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rewey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Werley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Werley is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
- Lancaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Ellenboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ellenboro is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
- Boscobel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boscobel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Edmund
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Blue River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Muscoda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Muscoda is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Boydtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
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. |