Welcome to Bristow ...

Bristow is located in Fairfax County<1>.

Bristow is 290 feet [88 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: 703 & 571<3>

Communities Also Named Bristow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Bristow: This one is located in Fairfax County and the other is located in Prince William County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 14 communities that are also named Bristow - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Bristow ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fccc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bristow, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Bristow ...

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

• Arlington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Arlington is located in Arlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
• Alexandria
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Rockville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• Manassas
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Manassas is located in Manassas City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas <4>
• College Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <4>
• Herndon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <4>
• Fairfax
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
• Hyattsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <4>
• Manassas Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <4>
• Takoma Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <4>

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.