East Bristol, Wisconsin
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Bristol town. It lies in ZIP code area 53590. The Survey maps it on the North Bristol quadrangle. It stands 951 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS North Bristol quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
22 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of East Bristol between 1994 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 July 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.4 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 June 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 759 |
| 8 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of East Bristol: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucille Westphal Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Bristol in 10 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Bristol | $200,000 | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Bristol | $150,000 | Two barns damaged. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Bristol | $50,000 | Around one half of the roof removed from a large church. Some roof material collapsed into the church. Across the street, a pine tree was uprooted. Another pine tree snapped halfway up and landed on a machine shed. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Bristol | $4,000 | NWS survey crew estimates 70 mph downburst winds based on three pine trees snapped and surrounding minor tree damage. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Bristol | $1,000 | Three foot diameter tree down on road. |
| July 2004 | Tornado (F0) | East Bristol | - | A weak F0 tornado (40 to 45 mph) briefly spun up 1.6 miles southwest of East Bristol and produced no damage. Specifically, its estimated spin up location is about one-half mile west-northwest of the intersection of Mueller Rd and Russett Rd. |
| October 2006 | Hail | East Bristol | - | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Hail | East Bristol | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | East Bristol | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | East 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakers Corners (historical) | 1.8 miles | 9 | |
| North Bristol | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Prairie View Heights | 4.8 miles | 26 | |
| York Center | 4.8 miles | 24 | |
| Hilton Estates | 4.9 miles | 26 | |
| Pebble Valley | 5.0 miles | 26 | |
| Sherwood Forest Heights | 5.2 miles | 26 | |
| City View Heights | 6.2 miles | 26 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on East Bristol | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5327945 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1564305. 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.




