Preston, Grant County, Wisconsin

Preston, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Preston, Wisconsin
Preston, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°58′30″N 90°32′49″W / 42.97500°N 90.54694°W / 42.97500; -90.54694Coordinates: 42°58′30″N 90°32′49″W / 42.97500°N 90.54694°W / 42.97500; -90.54694
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Grant
Elevation 1,161 ft (354 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 608
GNIS feature ID 1571923[1]

Preston is an unincorporated community in the towns of Fennimore and Wingville, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Preston was established in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1920.[2] The community was named for Matthew Preston, a pioneer settler.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Preston, Grant County, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 115.


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