Bristol, Ohio

For the former town in Morgan County, see Bristol, Morgan County, Ohio.

Bristol is an unincorporated community in southern Pike Township, Perry County, Ohio, United States.[1] It lies along State Route 93 at its intersection with Marietta Road and Township Road 223. It is located 4 miles (6 kilometers) east of New Lexington, the county seat of Perry County.[2]

Bristol was originally called Burlington, and under the latter name was laid out in 1816.[3] A post office called Britol was established in 1820.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bristol, Ohio
  2. DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 70. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
  3. 1 2 Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio: Their Past and Present. Brookhaven Press. p. 248.

Coordinates: 39°44′09″N 82°04′41″W / 39.73583°N 82.07806°W / 39.73583; -82.07806


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