Nearest Communities to Bristol,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bristol, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bristol:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Bristol.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Bristol is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Effingham County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Effingham County: Clay, Cumberland, Fayette, Jasper & Shelby.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 143 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bristol. Of these communities, 114 are located in counties other than Effingham County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Bristol (which is Effingham County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Bristol
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Effingham County (where Bristol resides)
- County Website: https://effinghamcountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Effingham: Effingham
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bristol ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bristol.
- Mason
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edgewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Flemingsburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flemingsburg is located in Effingham County
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- Gilmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
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- Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hill is located in Effingham County
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- Watson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eberle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eberle is located in Effingham County
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- Freenanton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Freenanton is located in Effingham County
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- Keptown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Keptown is located in Effingham County
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- Heartville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
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- Southmore Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Southmore Heights is located in Effingham County
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- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
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- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Funkhouser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
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- Elliottstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
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- Altamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Meadows is located in Effingham County
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- Ewington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ewington is located in Effingham County
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- Winterrowd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winterrowd is located in Effingham County
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- Blue Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Point is located in Effingham County
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- Effingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Evers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evers is located in Effingham County
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- Teutopolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moccasin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Shumway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dieterich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
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- Beecher City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Holland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Effingham County
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- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Clay County
- County Website: https://claycountyillinois.org/
- County Seat for Clay: Louisville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bristol ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bristol.
- Iola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hord is located in Clay County
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- Cruse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cruse is located in Clay County
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- Riffle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riffle is located in Clay County
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- Bible Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bible Grove is located in Clay County
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- Oskaloosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oskaloosa is located in Clay County
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- Hoosier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosier is located in Clay County
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- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Clay County
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- Ingraham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sailor Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wendelin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wendelin is located in Clay County
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- Kenner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kenner is located in Clay County
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- Xenia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Flora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clay City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Clay County
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- Camp Travis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Travis is located in Clay County
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- Cumberland County
- County Website: https://cumberlandcoil.gov/
- County Seat for Cumberland: Toledo
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bristol ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bristol.
- Lillyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lillyville is located in Cumberland County
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- Roslyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roslyn is located in Cumberland County
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- Woodbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury is located in Cumberland County
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- Neoga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jewett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cherwood Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherwood Ford is located in Cumberland County
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- Neal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neal is located in Cumberland County
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- Walla Walla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Fayette County
- County Website: https://www.fayettecountyillinois.gov/
- County Seat for Fayette: Vandalia
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bristol ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bristol.
- La Clede
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Farina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loogootee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint James
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint James is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Saint Peter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Saint Elmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Corner is located in Fayette County
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- Confidence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Confidence is located in Fayette County
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- Avena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
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- Pruett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pruett is located in Fayette County
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- Brownstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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- Wilberton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wilberton is located in Fayette County
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- Post Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Post Oak is located in Fayette County
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- Wrights Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wrights Corner is located in Fayette County
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- Saint Paul
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
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- Greenland ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Fayette County
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- Sefton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sefton is located in Fayette County
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- Augsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Augsburg is located in Fayette County
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- Holliday
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
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- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pinhook is located in Fayette County
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- Bluff City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
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- Twin Churches
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Churches is located in Fayette County
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- Shobonier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Vandalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vera
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vera is located in Fayette County
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- Dressor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
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- Hagarstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ramsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shafter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shafter is located in Fayette County
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- Bayle City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bayle City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
- Jasper County
- County Website: https://jaspercountyillinois.gov/
- County Seat for Jasper: Newton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bristol ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bristol.
- Latona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Latona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latona
- Wheeler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Island Grove ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Island Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove
- Lis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lis is located in Jasper County
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- Bogota
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
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- Gila
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gila is located in Jasper County
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- Shamrock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shamrock is located in Jasper County
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- Newton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Falmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
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- Boos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Boos is located in Jasper County
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- Rose Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Plainfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- West Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
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- Hidalgo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- County Website: https://marioncountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Marion: Salem
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bristol ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bristol.
- Kinmundy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Omega
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Marion County
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- Lester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Marion County
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- Alma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brubaker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brubaker is located in Marion County
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- Iuka
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bannister
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
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- Tonti
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tonti is located in Marion County
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- Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Patoka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Helm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Helm is located in Marion County
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- Union Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
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- Selmaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Selmaville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmaville
- Richland County
- County Website: https://richlandcounty.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Richland: Olney
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bristol ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bristol.
- Wakefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
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- Passport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Passport is located in Richland County
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- Wilsonburg ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsonburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonburg
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Richland County
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- Pureton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pureton is located in Richland County
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- Noble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schnell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schnell is located in Richland County
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- Dundas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shelby County
- County Website: https://shelbycounty-il.gov/
- County Seat for Shelby: Shelbyville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bristol ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bristol.
- Sigel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stewardson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fancher
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
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- Milne
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Milne is located in Shelby County
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- Mode
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
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- Cowden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Herborn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Herborn is located in Shelby County
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- Kingman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kingman is located in Shelby County
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- Trowbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
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- Herrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- South Strasburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Strasburg is located in Shelby County
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- Strasburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg Hill is located in Shelby County
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- Williamsburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Shelby County
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- Lakewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Wayne County
- County Seat for Wayne: Fairfield
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bristol ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bristol.
- Zenith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Zenith is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Rinard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blue Point is located in Wayne County
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- Johnsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Orchardville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Orchardville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchardville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bristol) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bristol, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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