Welcome to North Bristol ...
North Bristol is located in Dane County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of North Bristol, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.
A typical abbreviation for North Bristol: N. Bristol
North Bristol is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: North Bristol lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for North Bristol: 608 & 353<3>
Communities Also Named North Bristol ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named North Bristol - they are located in Massachusetts, Ohio and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Bristol.
Communities near North Bristol ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Bristol.
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Madison
- From North Bristol to Madison
- Sun Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Middleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Waunakee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - DeForest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to DeForest
- From North Bristol to DeForest
- McFarland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Monona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Windsor
- From North Bristol to Windsor
- Cottage Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cottage Grove
- From North Bristol to Cottage Grove
- Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Columbus
- From North Bristol to Columbus
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 North Bristol. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Bristol.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Bristol. 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 North Bristol.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Bristol. See our Newspapers Page for North Bristol.
Adding North Bristol to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of North Bristol 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 North Bristol was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the North Bristol post office opened in 1876.
We also found North Bristol in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for North Bristol.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Bristol. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Bristol - 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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the North Bristol area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the North Bristol area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |