Preston, Virginia

Last updated May 03, 2019

Preston (GNIS FID: 1496114) is a populated place located in Henry County, Virginia. Preston is named for William Preston.

Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 54,151. The county seat is usually identified as Martinsville; however, the administration building, county courthouse, Henry County Sheriff’s Office and its jail are located on Kings Mountain Road in Collinsville.

Col. William Preston played a crucial role in surveying and developing the colonies going westward, exerted great influence in the colonial affairs of his time, ran a large plantation, and founded a dynasty whose progeny would supply leaders for the South for nearly a century. He served in the Virginia House of Burgesses, and was a Colonel in the militia during the American Revolutionary War. He was one of the thirteen signers of the Fincastle Resolutions, a predecessor to the United States Declaration of Independence.

The elevation is 938 feet. Preston appears on the Martinsville West U.S. Geological Survey Map. Henry County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours).

A legal action against the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway for non-delivery of brick making machinery and other goods to Clayton and Albert Potts of Preston, Virginia, by connecting railway lines in 1891 showed that a local businessman could win against a larger railroad company.^[1]

The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway, also known as the Big Four Railroad and commonly abbreviated CCC&StL, was a railroad company in the Midwestern United States. It operated in affiliation with the New York Central system.

As early as 1822, there was a US Post Office run by Jesse Philips at "Glady Creek Cross Roads", which was in Preston, Virginia. It was listed as being 223 miles from Washington, DC, and 329 miles from the capital of Richmond, Virginia.^[2] In 1859, there was another US Post Office run by David Ridenour, for the German settlement at Preston, Virginia.^[3]

In 1808, a large sheep, weighing 146 pounds unshorn, with 7.75 pounds of fleece, was exhibited by William Alexander of Preston, Virginia.^[4]

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References

↑ The Northeastern Reporter, Volume 71, 1904. pages 685-692.
↑ United States Official Postal Guide. 1822. Page 31.
↑ List of the Post-offices in the United States: With the Names of the Postmasters on the 1st of April, 1859 ; Also, the Laws and Regulations of the Post Office Department with an Appendix Containing the Names of the Post Offices Arranged by States and Counties. 1859. Page 61.
↑ Archives of Useful Knowledge, Volume 1, 1811. Page 124.

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Coordinates: 36°39′29″N79°58′48″W / 36.658°N 79.980°W / 36.658; -79.980

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[1] The Northeastern Reporter, Volume 71, 1904. pages 685-692.

[2] United States Official Postal Guide. 1822. Page 31.

[3] List of the Post-offices in the United States: With the Names of the Postmasters on the 1st of April, 1859 ; Also, the Laws and Regulations of the Post Office Department with an Appendix Containing the Names of the Post Offices Arranged by States and Counties. 1859. Page 61.

[4] Archives of Useful Knowledge, Volume 1, 1811. Page 124.