Prestonville

Updated on 01/27/2021 10:23 AM

Located at the junction of 25 Mile and Schoenherr roads, the lost village of Prestonville featured a small interrelated community. John Tupper and Ira Preston started the community after Preston purchased five 80-acre land parcels on the Clinton River's middle branch from the United States Government in 1826. In groups of 20 individuals, the families came from New York in 1827. They brought with them the parts necessary for the construction of a small sawmill. The sawmill was the first in Macomb County. It operated for 40 years and disappeared in the 1870s.