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Bristol - Iowa

Population (2000) - 202

We very nearly drove straight through this place when we visited it in July 2002. We only saw one house, and that was it.

Bristol, Iowa

This is the only marker we could find, a pretty interesting one though.

This is Bristol, Iowa

Bristol - Minnesota

Population (2000) - 499

Bristol, Minnesota

In July 2002 we visited Patty's brother in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We simply couldn't pass up the opportunity to visit this Bristol on the way.

Bristol, Minnesota - this is most of it.

Bristol, MN - a closer look

Bristol Center? Centre of what?

Here's the rest of the community, with car blazing a dust trail.

Bristol, MN. - the wide open spaces

Bristol, MN - even more space

Bristol - New York

Population (2000) - 2,421

There were an interesting couple of posts in the forum, now gone, on the Town of Bristol website in December 2001 concerning the origin of Bristol, Ontario County, New York. The posts said that "Most of the Pioneers who were in Bristol County, Massachusetts before coming to Bristol, NY were Pilgrims who came of the "Mayflower" from Holland. They could not go to England for fear of being arrested and killed. Before going to Holland lived in many towns and villages in England in the early 1500's." and "Bristol, Ontario County, NY, USA was named for Bristol County, Mass, USA where most of the pioneers to Bristol, NY originated." However with other county names such as Plymouth and Barnstaple in Massachusetts and the county seat of Bristol County being Taunton, all British West Country names, it's probable that Bristol, Ontario County, New York was indirectly named after Bristol, England.