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Prestonsburg, the seat of Floyd county, is located on the Levisa
Fork of the Big Sandy River. It was founded in 1797 and was originally known as
Preston's Station, for John Preston. It was renamed Prestonsburg in 1799 when it
was made the seat of the newly formed Floyd county. The first post office opened
in 1816 as Floyd Court House. The population in 1990 was 3,558.
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