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Bristol

Ghost town · Effingham County, Illinois

Edgewood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Edgewood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bristol is a ghost town in Effingham County, Illinois. It is one of 3 former communities in Effingham County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bristol as a historical populated place on the Edgewood topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.9384° N, 88.6356° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEdgewood
Elevation558 ft
Nearest living townMason, IL
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1810475
Coordinates38.93838, -88.63561

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What's there now

Bristol is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mason, IL (population 365), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 558 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Bristol?

Bristol is in Effingham County, Illinois, at 38.9384, -88.6356.

How many ghost towns are in Effingham County?

Effingham County, Illinois has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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