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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bristol (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bristol. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bristol is located in Ontario County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ontario County: Livingston, Monroe, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne & Yates.

Below are the counties that are near Bristol. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bristol:

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bristol, see our County-by-County Page for Bristol.

Cemeteries Near Bristol ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bristol.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bristol covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bristol, with the one closest to Bristol listed first.

  • Baptist Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Andrews Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Case Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Case Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Case Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Codding Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Codding Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Codding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bristol Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bristol Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bristol Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Bloomfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Bloomfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Bloomfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gunn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Bloomfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Bloomfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Bloomfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hunn Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunn Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunn Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Allens Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allens Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allens Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Doyle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doyle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lucas Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pine Bank Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Bank Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Bank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bristol had a population of 164 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bristol, with the one closest to Bristol listed first.

  • Vincent
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
    • Vincent is located in Ontario County
  • South Bloomfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
    • South Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
  • Bristol Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • East Bloomfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
    • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
  • Centerfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Allens Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allens Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Hill
    • Allens Hill is located in Ontario County
  • Cheshire
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
    • Cheshire is located in Ontario County
  • Honeoye
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeoye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
    • Honeoye is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honeoye <2>
  • Canandaigua
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • West Bloomfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmond Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • South Bristol
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bristol
    • South Bristol is located in Ontario County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Padelford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Padelford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padelford
      • Padelford is located in Ontario County
    • Mertensia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mertensia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertensia
      • Mertensia is located in Ontario County
    • Canadice
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canadice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
      • Canadice is located in Ontario County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bristol. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bristol.

Newspapers Published in Bristol ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bristol.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bristol, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bristol.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bristol:

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

The official website for Ontario County: www.co.ontario.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bristol) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bristol. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8454, Longitude: -77.4243    









 

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