Preston
Preston is a town in Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,377 at the 2020 census, slightly down from 1,393 at the 2010 census.- Type: Locality with 1,360 residents
- Description: civil town in Adams County, Wisconsin
- Also known as: “Preston, Adams County, Wisconsin”, “Preston, Wisconsin”, and “Town of Preston”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs and Roche-a-Cri State Park.
Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs
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The Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs, also known as the Friendship Glyphs, are a Registered Historic Place in Roche-a-Cri State Park, near Friendship, Adams County, Wisconsin. Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs is situated 2½ miles southwest of Preston.
Roche-a-Cri State Park
Nature reserve
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Roche-a-Cri State Park is a state park north of Adams and Friendship in central Wisconsin. The park, 605 acres in area, was established in 1948. The park features a 300-foot rock outcropping with Native American petroglyphs—the Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs—and a wooden stairway to the top, as well as more than 5 miles of hiking trails. Roche-a-Cri State Park is situated 2½ miles southwest of Preston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cottonville and Friendship.
Cottonville
Village
Cottonville is an unincorporated community located in the town of Preston, Adams County, Wisconsin, United States. Cottonville is located on Wisconsin Highway 13 and Big Roche Cri Creek, 6 miles north of Friendship. Cottonville is situated 2½ miles northwest of Preston.
Friendship
Village
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Friendship is a village in Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the county seat of Adams County. The population was 648 at the 2020 census. Friendship is situated 4 miles southwest of Preston.
Preston
- Category: civil town of Wisconsin
- Location: Adams, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Preston” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بريستون”
- Chechen: “Престон (Адамс, Висконсин)”
- Chechen: “Престон”
- French: “Preston”
- Georgian: “პრესტონი”
- Haitian: “Preston, Wisconsin”
- Haitian: “Preston”
- Hungarian: “Preston (Wisconsin, Adams megye)”
- Hungarian: “Preston”
- Polish: “Preston”
- Spanish: “Preston (condado de Adams, Wisconsin)”
- Spanish: “Preston”
- Tatar: “Престон (Адамс, Висконсин)”
- Tatar: “Престон”
- Telugu: “ప్రెస్టన్, ఆడమ్స్ కౌంటీ, విస్కాన్సిన్”
- Turkish: “Preston”
- Ukrainian: “Престон”
- Vietnamese: “Preston, Quận Adams, Wisconsin”
- Vietnamese: “Preston, Wisconsin”
- Vietnamese: “Preston”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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