Bristol, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Bristol town. It lies in ZIP code area 14469. It lies near Baptist Hill. The Survey maps it on the Bristol Center quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Bristol
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Bristol Center Methodist Episcopal Churchlisted 2022
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 23 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1900 USGS Canandaigua quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Canandaigua quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Bristol Center quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Canandaigua quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
48 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Bristol between 1998 and 2019, burning about 63 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 10 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2017 | Smoking | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 16 August 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 1 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Bristol: 11 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Natural Gas. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia Smith Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Past Producer | ||
| B.Case No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Past Producer | ||
| Callister No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Past Producer | ||
| Rubenstein No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Past Producer | ||
| A.Henish Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Abbey No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Lynn Gladding No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Weaver No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| East Bloomfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| East Bloomfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bristol in 26 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 17 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2014 | Flood | Bristol | $150,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Bristol | $75,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Tornado (F1) | South Bristol | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | South Bristol | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristol | $18,000 | A social media post showed a power pole and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristol | $15,000 | A social media post noted a large tree brought down by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristol | $15,000 | Law Enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds in Bristol. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristol | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristol | $15,000 | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | South Bristol | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristol | $15,000 | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristol | $12,000 | Law enforcement reported trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristol | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Bristol | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristol | $8,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | South Bristol | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristol | $2,000 | Tree down and wires down in roadway. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Bristol | $2,000 | Trees and wires were downed. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristol | $2,000 | Trees were reported down. |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | South Bristol | $1,000 | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | South Bristol | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristol | $500 | Tree downed and partially blocking Oakmount Road. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Bristol | $500 | Tree downed and blocking roadway. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Bristol | $500 | Tree downed on roadway. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristol | - | Tree downed onto property which caused a meter to be ripped from a home. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Bristol | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayweed Corner | 1.1 miles | 23 | |
| Vincent | 1.4 miles | 23 | |
| Speakers Corner | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| South Bloomfield | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Bristol Center | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Gladding Corner | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| East Bloomfield | 3.5 miles | 26 | |
| Bloomfield | 3.9 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 944767. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







