Bristol, Colorado

Bristol, Colorado
Unincorporated community
U.S. Route 385 going north through Bristol (2013)
Bristol, Colorado Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 38°7′26″N 102°18′40″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Prowers
Founded	1906[2]
Elevation [1]	3,560 ft (1,090 m)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[3]	81047 (Holly)
Area code	719
FIPS code	08-08730 [1]
GNIS ID	203821 [1]

Bristol is an unincorporated community in Prowers County, Colorado, United States.^[1] The U.S. Post Office at Holly (ZIP Code 81047) now serves Bristol postal addresses.^[3]

History

The town of Bristol was established in 1906.^[2] The community was named after C. H. Bristol, a railroad official.^[4] The Bristol Post Office opened on July 1, 1908, and closed on November 2, 1997.^[5]

See also

Colorado portal

References

1. "Bristol, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
2. Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Boulder, Colo.: Johnson Publishing Company. LCCN 77-89726.
3. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
4. Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 11.
5. Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment; John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. Denver, Co.: The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4. LCCN 90-034759.

External links

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