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Welcome to Bristerville ...

Bristerville is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bristerville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Bristerville is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bristerville: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Bristerville ...

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

  • McComb
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookhaven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Magnolia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Summit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Monticello
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tylertown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Topisaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Topisaw is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
  • Wellman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Sartinville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sartinville is located in Walthall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
  • Norfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bristerville ...

Looking for more information about Bristerville? 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 Bristerville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bristerville.

Adding Bristerville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bristerville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bristerville was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bristerville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bristerville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Bristerville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Bristerville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.