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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 South 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 South 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.

Name Variations for South Bristol ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Bristol: S. Bristol

You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Bristol. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Bristol.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

South Bristol is located in Ontario County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may 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 South Bristol. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Bristol:

  • Ontario County     (The home county of South Bristol)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bristol, with the one closest to South Bristol listed first.
    • Woodville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodville is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Gulick
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Gulick is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
    • Bristol Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
    • Naples
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Canadice
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Canadice is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
    • West Canadice Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bristol
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Bristol is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Cottage City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottage City is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
    • Centerfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Centerfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
    • Richmond Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
    • Village of Bloomfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • East Bloomfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
  • Allegany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bristol, with the one closest to South Bristol listed first.
    • Canaseraga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Garwoods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Garwoods is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwoods
    • Swain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Swain is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
      • Swain has also been known as:
      • Swains Station
      • Swainsville
      • Swin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
    • Bishopville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bishopville is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bristol, with the one closest to South Bristol listed first.
    • Springwater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Websters Crossing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Foots Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
    • Livonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lima
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lima is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <1>
    • Maple Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
    • Sleggs Landing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
    • East Groveland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • East Groveland is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
    • Cumminsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
    • Dansville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodsville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
    • Groveland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bristol, with the one closest to South Bristol listed first.
    • Ford Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
    • Honeoye Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Mendon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Moran Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
    • Rush
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • West Rush
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • West Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
    • Manns Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
    • North Rush
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • North Rush is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
    • Fairport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Pittsford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Henrietta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • West Henrietta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • West Henrietta is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Henrietta
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bristol, with the one closest to South Bristol listed first.
    • Wayne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • North Reading
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • North Reading is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bristol, with the one closest to South Bristol listed first.
    • Border City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Willard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Romulus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Ovid
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Waterloo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lodi
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bristol, with the one closest to South Bristol listed first.
    • Atlanta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Wayland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Prattsburgh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
    • Cohocton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • South Pulteney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
    • Catawba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Catawba is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Keuka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Keuka is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Avoca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Haskinville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Haskinville is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskinville
    • Mitchellsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
    • Urbana
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Urbana is located in Steuben County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Hammondsport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bristol, with the one closest to South Bristol listed first.
    • Macedon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Yellow Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
    • Palmyra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Macedon Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
    • Marquart Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
    • Newark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Huddle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Huddle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
    • East Palmyra
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
    • Walworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Mud Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
    • Marion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bristol, with the one closest to South Bristol listed first.
    • Peoria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Peoria is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Perry Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
    • Perry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Perry is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Bristol, with the one closest to South Bristol listed first.
    • Vine Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
    • Potter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Rushville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Italy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Italy is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
    • Yatesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Yatesville is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Benton Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
    • Keuka Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Penn Yan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bellona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Seneca Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
    • Angus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Barrington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Barrington is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington

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

Cemeteries Near South Bristol ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South 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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for South Bristol - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Allen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Coye Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Randall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pamely Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Academy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lucas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bristol Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hunt Hollow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Middlesex Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Overackers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (450 more) ...
    • Case Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rose Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
      • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • First Church Naples Cemetery
      • Old Square Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2190377 <2>

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Bristol had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Bristol Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bristol Springs is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Springs
  • Vine Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
  • Gulick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gulick is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
  • Bristol Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
  • Middlesex
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Vincent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Vincent is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
  • Naples
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cheshire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheshire is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
  • Honeoye
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Canadice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Canadice is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
  • Bristol
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bristol is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Italy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Italy is located in Yates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Potter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Potter is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Rushville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • South Bloomfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • South Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield

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

Newspapers Published in South 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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Bristol.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Bristol, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South 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 professional and volunteer websites 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 South Bristol:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 South Bristol, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- South Bristol) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.