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. ^ a b "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.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston,_Grant_County,_Wisconsin
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