Preston, Oklahoma

Preston is an unincorporated community located in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States.[2] The population was 169 at the 2020 census.[3] The post office was established December 13, 1909. It was named for an Okmulgee oilman, Harry Preston.

Preston
Unincorporated community
Preston is located in Oklahoma
Preston
Preston
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Preston is located in the United States
Preston
Preston
Preston (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°42′41″N 95°59′20″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyOkmulgee
Area
[1]
 • Total0.46 sq mi (1.18 km2)
 • Land0.46 sq mi (1.18 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
791 ft (241 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total169
 • Density369.80/sq mi (142.64/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code40-60650
GNIS feature ID2805349[2]

First known as Hamilton Switch,[4] and now unrecognizable from the past, Preston was once a highly prosperous community, thriving mainly from the oil boom, as did many of the surrounding communities. Later on, as the oil industry quieted in Preston, it served as a station for restocking trains and running cattle trails, loading water from Frisco Lake.

It currently has two schools, three churches, a single gas station, feed store, a heating and air company, and a hair salon, as well as a fire protection business and the offices of Oklahoma Rural Water District No. 2.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020169—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Education

Preston Public School is the school district serving the town.

Transportation

Preston is served by U.S. Route 75,[6] a major national north/south artery for much of its length, currently running from the Canada–US border at Noyes, Minnesota to Dallas.[7]

Preston is also on Old Highway 75, being the previous two-lane alignment of US-75 running north to Beggs and south to Okmulgee.[6]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Preston, Oklahoma
  3. "Preston (CDP), Oklahoma". US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  4. Carson, Mary L. (1987). A Guide to Treasure in Oklahoma, Volume 3. Carson Enterprises Inc. p. 336-339. ISBN 0-941620-38-7.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. "Preston, Oklahoma". MapQuest. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  7. "U.S. Highway 75 Endpoints". Archived from the original on 2011-07-03. Retrieved 2011-06-15.


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