South Bristol, New York
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1983. It stands in South Bristol town. It lies in ZIP code area 14512. It lies near Stid Hill. The Survey maps it on the Bristol Springs 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 South 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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Wilder Cemeterylisted 2003 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 26 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 Naples quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Naples quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1913 USGS Naples quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Bristol Springs quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Bristol Springs quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 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
52 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of South Bristol between 1992 and 2020, burning about 149 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 25 July 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 July 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | GORDON BEACH FIRE |
| 1 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of South Bristol: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Springs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bristol Springs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pine View Farm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Trickey Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Bristol in 10 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 4 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1996 | Tornado (F1) | South Bristol | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | South Bristol | $25,000 | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | South Bristol | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Bristol | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| May 2012 | Hail | South Bristol | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Bristol | $2,000 | Trees and wires were downed. |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | South Bristol | $1,000 | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | South Bristol | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Bristol | $500 | Tree downed and blocking roadway. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Bristol | $500 | Tree downed on roadway. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boswell Corners | 1.5 miles | 26 | |
| Bristol Springs | 1.9 miles | 26 | |
| Covel Corner | 2.3 miles | 25 | |
| Gulick | 4.0 miles | 26 | |
| Woodville | 4.5 miles | 25 | |
| Semans Corner | 4.7 miles | 26 | |
| Grange Landing | 4.8 miles | 24 | |
| Bristol Center | 5.5 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 973089. 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.









