Bristol,_West_Virginia

Bristol, West Virginia

Bristol, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

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.[2] Bristol had a post office, which closed on October 1, 2005.[3]

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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.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Bristol". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [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. [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. [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.


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