Preston, Grant County, Wisconsin

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Preston, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Preston
Coordinates: 42°58′30″N90°32′49″W / 42.97500°N 90.54694°W / 42.97500; -90.54694
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Grant
Towns Fennimore, Wingville
Elevation
1,161 ft (354 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 608
GNIS feature ID1571923 [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, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 25, 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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