Bristol, West Virginia

Bristol is an unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia, USA. It is located along U.S. Route 50 1.9 miles (3.1 km) east-northeast of Salem.[2] Bristol had a post office, which closed on October 1, 2005.[3]

Bristol, West Virginia
Bristol
Bristol
Coordinates: 39°17′16″N 80°31′26″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHarrison
Elevation
1,027 ft (313 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1553979[1]

The community was settled by Seventh Day Baptists in the 1790s and originally called Cherry Camp Run. The current name is a transfer from Bristol, England.[4]

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