Welcome to Bristersburg ...

Bristersburg is located in Fauquier County<1>.

The location of Bristersburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bristersburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Bristersburg is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Bristersburg: (540)

In the past, Bristersburg was spelled Bristersburgh.<4>

Communities near Bristersburg ...

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

• Manassas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas
  • Manassas is located in Manassas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas <5>
• Manassas Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
  • Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <5>
• Warrenton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <5>
• Dumfries
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
  • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <5>
• Haymarket
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
  • Haymarket is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <5>
• Remington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
  • Remington is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <5>
• Quantico
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quantico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
  • Quantico is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <5>
• Clifton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <5>
• Blackwell Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
  • Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
• Catlett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlett
  • Catlett is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlett <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bristersburg ...

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

Adding Bristersburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bristersburg 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 Bristersburg was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Bristersburg in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bristersburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fauquier County: www.fauquiercounty.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/