Welcome to Bristol ...

Bristol is located in Ontario County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bristol, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1816.

Bristol is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bristol lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bristol is located in the (585) area code.

Communities Also Named Bristol ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 44 communities that are also named Bristol - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bristol.

Communities near Bristol ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bristol.

• Canandaigua
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
  • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <3>
• Geneseo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
  • Geneseo is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <3>
• East Rochester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
  • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
• Fairport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Fairport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport <3>
• Palmyra
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <3>
• Avon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
• Honeoye Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye Falls
  • Honeoye Falls is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honeoye Falls <3>
• Victor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <3>
• Clifton Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Springs
  • Clifton Springs is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Springs <3>
• Lima
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Lima is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bristol. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bristol.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bristol. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bristol.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bristol. See our Newspapers Page for Bristol.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bristol ...

Looking for more information about Bristol? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bristol, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bristol.

Adding Bristol to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bristol in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bristol was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bristol post office opened in 1816.

We also found Bristol in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bristol.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bristol. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ontario County: www.co.ontario.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/