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Welcome to Bristersburg ...

Bristersburg is located in Fauquier County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bristersburg: 540 & 826<3>

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)
  • Manassas Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Warrenton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dumfries
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • 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)
  • Remington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Quantico
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Clifton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Blackwell Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
  • Catlett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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 (so far) for Bristersburg was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). In this book, Bristersburg was called Bristersburgh.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bristersburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fauquier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bristersburg - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Bristersburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Bristersburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>In the 1890s, the U.S. government created the Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to establish uniform place names for the various departments and agencies of the government. One of the rules stated that placenames ending in burgh should be changed to burg. For more information, see Placename Rules from the Board on Geographic Names.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.