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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Bristol, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°17′16″N 80°31′26″W / 39.28778°N 80.52389°W / 39.28778; -80.52389
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHarrison
Elevation1,027 ft (313 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1553979

Bristol is an unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 50 1.9 miles (3.1 km) east-northeast of Salem. Bristol had a post office, which closed on October 1, 2005.

The community was settled by Seventh Day Baptists in the 1790s and originally called Cherry Camp Run. The current name is a transfer from Bristol, England.

References

  1. "Bristol". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Harrison County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on February 9, 2004. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  4. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 131.
Municipalities and communities of Harrison County, West Virginia, United States
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