Bristol, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
39°17′16″N 80°31′26″W / 39.28778°N 80.52389°W / 39.28778; -80.52389Bristol 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]
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
- ^ "Bristol". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on February 9, 2004. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ 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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Municipalities and communities of Harrison County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Clarksburg
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communities
- Adamsville
- Arlington
- Bethlehem
- Bristol
- Brown
- Dawmont
- Dixie
- East Salem
- Flinderation
- Glen Falls
- Goodhope
- Haywood
- Jarvisville
- Jimtown
- Katy Lick
- Kincheloe
- Maken
- Manayka
- Marshville
- McAlpin
- McWhorter
- Meadowbrook
- Mount Clare
- Oral Lake
- Peora
- Pine Bluff
- Quiet Dell
- Rinehart
- Romines Mills
- Sardis
- Seminole
- Viropa
- Wilsonburg
- Wyatt
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