Preston, Georgia
human settlement in Webster County, Georgia, United States of America
Preston is an unincorporated community in Webster County, Georgia, United States, located seventeen miles west of Americus. The population was 453 at the 2000 census. From 1857 to 2009, Preston was an incorporated municipality. The community is the county seat of Webster County.
History
Preston was founded in 1856 as the seat of Webster County. It was incorporated as a town in 1857 and as a city in 1977. In 2009, the city was disincorporated and became part of the Unified Government of Webster County.
Geography
Preston is located at 32°3′39″N 84°32′18″W (32.060789, -84.538287).
U.S. Route 280, as well as Georgia State Routes 41 and 153, are the main highways through the community. U.S. Route 280 runs from east to west as Hamilton Street, leading east 9 mi (14 km) to Plains and west 9 mi (14 km) to Richland.
“Preston, Georgia” enters the record as human settlement in Webster County, Georgia, United States of America. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Preston, Georgia and human can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q951376. Authority coordinates are 32.061, -84.538. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2000, 1857, 2009 and 1856.
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