Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bristol (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bristol. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Newspapers Published in Bristol ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bristol.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bristol, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bristol.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bristol:

• Websites specific to Virginia
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Library of Virginia

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Virginia
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Virginia

Cemeteries Near Bristol ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bristol.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bristol covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bristol, with the one closest to Bristol listed first.

• East Hill Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Hill Cemetery
• Susong Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Susong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Susong Cemetery
• Mountain View Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
• Sharrett Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharrett Cemetery
• Citizens Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Citizens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Citizens Cemetery
• Moore Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
• Rust Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rust Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rust Cemetery
• Shelby Hills Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shelby Hills Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bristol (TN).
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelby Hills Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18379 <3>
• Glenwood Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bristol (TN).
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12436 <3>
• Sproles Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sproles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sproles Cemetery
• Claymen Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claymen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claymen Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49805 <3>
• Leonard Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leonard Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50971 <3>
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  • Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
  • Harr Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harr Cemetery
  • Ordway Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ordway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ordway Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Bristol in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bristol.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bristol, with the one closest to Bristol listed first.

• Bristol
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <5>
• Paperville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paperville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
  • Paperville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
• Benhams
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
  • Benhams is located in Washington County
• Ruthton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruthton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
  • Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
• Wallace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Wallace is located in Washington County
• Beidlemans ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beidlemans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beidlemans
  • Beidlemans is located in Sullivan County (TN)
• Holston Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holston Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
  • Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
• Ketron
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ketron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketron
  • Ketron is located in Washington County
• Fleenors
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleenors have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenors
  • Fleenors is located in Washington County
• Blountville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountville
  • Blountville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountville <5>
• Sumpter ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumpter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
  • Sumpter is located in Sullivan County (TN)
• Bluff City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Bluff City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
  • Former name for Bluff City:
  • Zollicoffer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <5>
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  • Ravens Nest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravens Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Nest
    • Ravens Nest is located in Washington County
  • Fishdam ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishdam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
    • Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Mill Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
    • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bristol. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bristol.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bristol: www.bristolva.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/