Welcome to Bristol ...While we don't have a date for the founding of Bristol, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897. The village of Bristol is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<1>. Time Zone: Bristol lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA). Note: If you travel west from Bristol (for example, toward Bridgewater (ME)), you will soon leave Atlantic Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Area Codes for Bristol: 506 & 428<2> Communities Also Named Bristol ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Bristol - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bristol. Communities near Bristol ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bristol.
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 Bristol. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bristol. We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bristol. See our Newspapers Page for Bristol. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bristol ...Looking for more information about Bristol? 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 Bristol, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bristol. Adding Bristol to Our Gazetteer ...As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future. The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Bristol was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897). For more details, see References and Mentions for Bristol. Footnotes ... |