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Welcome to Bristow ...

Bristow is located in Marlboro County<1>.

Bristow is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bristow lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bristow: 843 & 854<3>

Communities Also Named Bristow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Bristow - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bristow.

Communities near Bristow ...

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

  • Florence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bennettsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Dillon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Darlington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McColl
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Latta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Quinby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clio
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Clio is located in Marlboro County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <4>
  • Society Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sellers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bristow ...

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

Adding Bristow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bristow in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bristow was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bristow.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Marlboro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bristow - 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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Bristow area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Bristow 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.