| Preston | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Oklahoma#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Oklahoma |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Oklahoma |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Okmulgee |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.18 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.18 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 169 |
| Population Density Km2: | 142.64 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 791 |
| Coordinates: | 35.7114°N -95.9889°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes 74456 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 40-60650 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2805349 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.46 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.46 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 369.80 |
Preston is an unincorporated community located in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 169 at the 2020 census.[2] The post office was established December 13, 1909. It was named for an Okmulgee oilman, Harry Preston.
First known as Hamilton Switch,[3] 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.
Preston Public School is the school district serving the town.
Preston is served by U.S. Route 75,[4] a major national north/south artery for much of its length, currently running from the Canada–US border at Noyes, Minnesota to Dallas.[5]
Preston is also on Old Highway 75, being the previous two-lane alignment of US-75 running north to Beggs and south to Okmulgee.