Preston
Preston is an unincorporated community and coal town in Preston County, West Virginia, United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Larew”, “Larue”, “Preston, West Virginia”, “Preston, WV”, and “Shelby”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Camp Dawson and Preston High School.
Camp Dawson
Military installation
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Camp Dawson is a West Virginia Army National Guard facility in Preston County, West Virginia. It is one of a handful of dedicated military posts operated by the West Virginia National Guard, houses the West Virginia Army National Guard's officer candidate school.
Preston High School
School
Preston High School is a four-year public high school in Kingwood, West Virginia, United States. It houses nearly 1,200 students from the entirety of Preston County, West Virginia. Preston High School is situated 2 miles north of Preston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Snider and Kingwood.
Snider
Hamlet
Snider is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. Snider is situated 2 miles northwest of Preston.
Kingwood
Photo: Generic1139, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kingwood is a city in Preston County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 2,980 at the 2020 census. The city sits within the Allegheny Mountains above the Cheat River valley.
Borgman
Hamlet
Borgman is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. Borgman is located three miles west southwest from Kingwood. It is 2,280 feet above sea level. The area was named after a pioneer settler. Borgman is situated 3 miles west of Preston.
Preston
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Preston, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.43509° or 39° 26′ 6″ northLongitude
-79.68561° or 79° 41′ 8″ westElevation
1,299 feet (396 metres)Open location code
87F2C8P7+2QOpenStreetMap ID
node 158396729OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Preston” goes by many names.
- French: “Preston”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dawson Army Airfield and Wilson Cemetery.
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