Welcome to Bristol ...

Bristol is located

Bristol is located in Ellis County<1>.

The location of Bristol has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bristol, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Bristol is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bristol lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

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, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, 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.

• DeSoto
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeSoto
  • DeSoto is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeSoto <4>
• Waxahachie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxahachie
  • Waxahachie is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxahachie <4>
• Lancaster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Balch Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balch Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch Springs
  • Balch Springs is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balch Springs <4>
• Ennis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
  • Ennis is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ennis <4>
• Seagoville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seagoville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagoville
  • Seagoville is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagoville <4>
• Glenn Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Heights
  • Glenn Heights is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenn Heights <4>
• Red Oak
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Red Oak is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <4>
• Kaufman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman
  • Kaufman is located in Kaufman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaufman <4>
• Hutchins
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutchins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
  • Hutchins is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutchins <4>

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 1872.

We also found Bristol in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Ellis County: www.co.ellis.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/