Bristol, Colorado#History
{{short description|An unincorporated community in Prowers County, Colorado, United States}}
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|established_date = 1906{{cite book |last=Eichler |first= Geo. R. |title=Colorado Place Names |location=Boulder, Colo. |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company |year=1977 |lccn=77-89726}}
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|postal_code = 81047 (Holly)
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Bristol is an unincorporated community in Prowers County, Colorado, United States.
History
Bristol was established in 1906. The community was named after C. H. Bristol, a railroad official.{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=17|year=1954|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=11}} The Bristol, Colorado, post office operated from July 1, 1908, until November 2, 1997.{{cite book | last = Bauer | first = William H. |author2=James L. Ozment|author3=John H. Willard | title = Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989 | publisher = The Colorado Railroad Museum |location=Denver, Co. |year = 1990 | isbn = 0-918654-42-4 |lccn= 90-034759}} The U.S. post office at Holly, Colorado, (ZIP Code 81047) now serves Bristol postal addresses.
Geography
Bristol is located on U.S. highway route 385 in Prowers County at coordinates {{coord|38.1222|-102.3115|type:city_region:US-CO_source:GNIS-203821|name=Bristol, Colorado|display=inline}} at an elevation of {{convert|3560|ft}}.
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See also
{{portal|Geography|History|United States|Colorado}}
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References
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External links
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- [https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado]
- [https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado]
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Prowers County, Colorado