Welcome to East Bristol ...
East Bristol is located in Dane County<1>.
The location of East 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 East Bristol, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
A typical abbreviation for East Bristol: E. Bristol
East Bristol is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: East Bristol lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
East Bristol is located in the (608) area code.
Communities Also Named East Bristol ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Bristol - it's located in Connecticut.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Bristol.
Communities near East Bristol ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Bristol.
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Sun Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Waunakee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - DeForest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- McFarland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Monona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Cottage Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Lake Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
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 East Bristol. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Bristol.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East 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 East Bristol.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Bristol. See our Newspapers Page for East Bristol.
Adding East Bristol to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East 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 East Bristol was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the East Bristol post office opened in 1879.
We also found East Bristol in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Bristol.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Bristol. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Bristol - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |