Bristol

Bristol is an independent city in the Commonwealth of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,219. It is the twin city of , just across the state line, which runs down the middle of its main street, State Street.
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  • Type: City with 17,100 residents
  • Description: independent city in Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: Bristol, VA”, “Bristol, Virginia”, “Goodson”, and “Sappling Grove
  • Postal codes: 24201-24203 and 24209

Places of Interest

Highlights include Birthplace of Country Music Museum and Royal Farms.

Museum
is a museum celebrating the historic 1927 Bristol Sessions, which recorded some of the earliest country music in America when the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers and several other musicians recorded for the first time before gaining prominence.

Convenience store
is a privately owned chain of convenience stores headquartered in , . The company operates more than 200 stores throughout , , , , , , and .

Church
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The is a historic Baptist church at 1 Virginia Street in Bristol, Virginia. It is a rectangular 1+1⁄2-story brick structure, resembling a Greek temple of the Ionic order.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bristol and Walnut Hill.

is a city in , United States. The population was 27,147 at the 2020 census. It is the twin city of , Virginia, which lies directly across the state line between Tennessee and .

Village
is a census-designated place in . The population was 2,394 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area, commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , United States. is situated 4½ miles east of Bristol.

Bristol

Latitude
36.59597° or 36° 35′ 46″ north
Longitude
-82.1885° or 82° 11′ 19″ west
Population
17,100
Elevation
1,680 feet (512 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US BFS
Open location code
868VHRW6+9H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 317004538
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
4748993
Wiki­data ID
Q503366
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Bristol” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بريستول
  • Basque: Bristol city konderria
  • Basque: Bristol
  • Bavarian: Bristol City
  • Bavarian: Bristol, Virginia
  • Cebuano: Bristol (kapital sa kondado sa Estados Unidos, Virginia)
  • Cebuano: Bristol
  • Chechen: Бристоль
  • Chinese: 布里斯托
  • Chinese: 布里斯托尔
  • Chinese: 布里斯托爾
  • Czech: Bristol
  • Dutch: Bristol
  • Esperanto: Bristol (Virginio)
  • Esperanto: Bristol, VA
  • Esperanto: Bristol
  • Finnish: Bristol
  • French: Bristol
  • French: Municipalité de Bristol
  • German: Bristol
  • Gilaki: بريستل
  • Haitian: Bristol, Vijini
  • Haitian: Bristol
  • Hungarian: Bristol
  • Indonesian: Bristol, Virginia
  • Indonesian: Bristol
  • Irish: Bristol
  • Italian: Bristol
  • Japanese: ブリストル
  • Ladin: Bristol
  • Low German: Bristol
  • Malagasy: Bristol, Virginia
  • Malagasy: Bristol
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Bristol
  • Norwegian: Bristol
  • Persian: بریستول، ویرجینیا
  • Persian: بریستول
  • Polish: Bristol
  • Portuguese: Bristol
  • Russian: Бристол
  • Serbian: Бристол
  • Serbo-Croatian: Bristol, Virginia
  • Serbo-Croatian: Bristol
  • Slovak: Bristol
  • Slovenian: Bristol
  • South Azerbaijani: بریستول، ویرجینیا
  • Spanish: Bristol, Virginia
  • Spanish: Bristol
  • Swedish: Bristol, Virginia
  • Swedish: Bristol
  • Talysh: Bristol
  • Tatar: Бристоль (Вирджиния)
  • Tatar: Бристоль
  • Turkish: Bristol, Virginia
  • Turkish: Bristol
  • Ukrainian: Бристоль
  • Urdu: برسٹل، ورجینیا
  • Urdu: برسٹل
  • Uzbek: Bristol
  • Vietnamese: Bristol, Virginia
  • Vietnamese: Bristol
  • Volapük: Bristol
  • Waray (Philippines): Bristol, Virginia
  • Waray (Philippines): Bristol
  • Welsh: Bristol

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include CityChurch Bristol and Bristol Public Library.

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