Preston
Preston County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 34,216. Its county seat is Kingwood. The county was formed from Monongalia County in 1818 and named for Virginia Governor James Patton Preston.
- County of West Virginia with about 34,200 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,730 feet (530 metres)
- Description: county in West Virginia, United States
- Also known as“Preston County”“Preston County, Virginia”“Preston County, West Virginia”“Preston County, WV”
- Neighbors: Garrett County
Places of Interest
Highlights include Camp Dawson and Preston High School.
Camp Dawson
Camp Dawson is a West Virginia Army National Guard facility in Preston County, West Virginia.
Preston High School
School
Preston High School is a four-year public high school in Kingwood, West Virginia, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingwood and Saint Joe.
Saint Joe
Hamlet
Saint Joe is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. Saint Joe is situated 2½ miles northeast of Preston.
Snider
Hamlet
Snider is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States.
Preston
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Latitude
39.4693° or 39° 28′ 10″ north
Longitude
-79.6682° or 79° 40′ 5″ west
Open location code
87F2F89J+PP
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Preston” goes by many names.
Preston CountyAlbanian
مقاطعة بريستونArabic
Փրեստոն շրջանArmenian
condáu de PrestonAsturian
Preston konderriaBasque
Preston CountyBavarian
Preston County, West VirginiaBavarian
প্রেসটন কাউন্টিBishnupriya
প্রেসটন কাউন্টি, ৱেস্ট ভার্জিনিয়াBishnupriya
ПрестънBulgarian
comtat de PrestonCatalan
Preston CountyCebuano
ПрестонChechen
普雷斯頓縣Chinese
普雷斯頓郡Chinese
普雷斯顿县Chinese
Konteth PrestonCornish
Konteth Preston, Virjynni WestCornish
Preston CountyDutch
Kantono PrestonEsperanto
Prestonin piirikuntaFinnish
პრესტონის ოლქიGeorgian
پرستون ٚ شأرستانGilaki
پرستون ٚ شأرستان (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)Gilaki
Κομητεία ΠρέστονGreek
Preston megyeHungarian
Contae PrestonIrish
Contea di PrestonItalian
プレストン郡Japanese
프레스턴군Korean
Preston CountyLow German
پرستون شهرستانMazanderani
Preston GôngMin Dong Chinese
Preston KūnMin Nan Chinese
Preston CountyNorwegian
Preston CountyNorwegian Bokmål
شهرستان پرستونPersian
شهرستان پرستون، ویرجینیای غربیPersian
Hrabstwo PrestonPolish
Comitatul PrestonRomanian
Comitatul Preston, Virginia de VestRomanian
ПрестонRussian
contea de PrestonSardinian
Preston CountySerbian
Округ ПрестонSerbian
Preston CountySerbo-Croatian
Preston County, West VirginiaSerbo-Croatian
Okrožje PrestonSlovenian
Preston CountySlovenian
Preston CountySwedish
ПрестонTatar
Престон (округ, Көнбатыш Вирджиния)Tatar
Preston CountyTurkish
Preston County, Batı VirginiaTurkish
Preston County, W.Va.Turkish
Preston County, WVTurkish
Preston ilçesiTurkish
Preston ilçesi, Batı VirginiaTurkish
Preston ilçesi, W.Va.Turkish
Preston ilçesi, WVTurkish
ПрестонUkrainian
پریسٹن کاؤنٹیUrdu
پریسٹن کاؤنٹی، مغربی ورجینیاUrdu
contea de PrestonVenetian
Quận PrestonVietnamese
Quận Preston, Tây VirginiaVietnamese
Quận Preston, West VirginiaVietnamese
Condado han PrestonWaray (Philippines)
Condado han Preston, West VirginiaWaray (Philippines)
Preston CountyWelsh
Preston County, Gorllewin VirginiaWelsh
پریسٹن کاؤنٹیWestern Panjabi
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Notable Places Nearby
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