Welcome to Bristow ...

Bristow is located in Prince William County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bristow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Bristow is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Bristow: (703) & (571)<3>

The ZIP code for Bristow: 20136<4>

Communities Also Named Bristow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Bristow: This one is located in Prince William County and the other is located in Fairfax County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 14 communities that are also named Bristow - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bristow ...

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

• Manassas
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas
  • Manassas is located in Manassas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas <5>
• Herndon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <5>
• Fairfax
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <5>
• Manassas Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
  • Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <5>
• Vienna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Warrenton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <5>
• Dumfries
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
  • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <5>
• Haymarket
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
  • Haymarket is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <5>
• Occoquan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Occoquan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occoquan
  • Occoquan is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <5>
• Middleburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <5>

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 Bristow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bristow.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bristow. 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 Bristow.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bristow ...

Looking for more information about Bristow? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bristow, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bristow.

Adding Bristow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bristow 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 Bristow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bristow post office opened in 1894.

We also found Bristow on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bristow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Prince William County: www.pwcgov.org/

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