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Preston

Ghost town · Summit County, Colorado

Mount Lincoln quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500)
Mount Lincoln quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Preston is a ghost town in Summit County, Colorado. It is one of 7 former communities in Summit County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Preston as a historical populated place on the Breckenridge topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.4958° N, 106.0211° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBreckenridge
Elevation10,386 ft
Nearest living townBreckenridge, CO
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID203917
Coordinates39.49582, -106.02113

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What's there now

Preston is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Breckenridge, CO (population 5,001), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 10,386 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

An abandoned cabin sits in the ghost town of Preston, Colorado, which is located near Breckenridge. Photo taken in September 2020.
An abandoned cabin sits in the ghost town of Preston, Colorado, which is located near Breckenridge. Photo taken in September 2020. · D&RG Railfan / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

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Questions

Where is Preston?

Preston is in Summit County, Colorado, at 39.4958, -106.0211.

How many ghost towns are in Summit County?

Summit County, Colorado has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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