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Bristol

Ghost town · Charles County, Maryland

Nanjemoy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500)
Nanjemoy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bristol is a ghost town in Charles County, Maryland. It is one of 7 former communities in Charles County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bristol as a historical populated place on the Mathias Point 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 38.4701° N, 77.0261° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMathias Point
Elevation38 ft
Nearest living townPort Tobacco Village, MD
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1676976
Coordinates38.47012, -77.02609

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What's there now

Bristol is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Port Tobacco Village, MD (population 5), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 38 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 Charles County, Maryland, at 38.4701, -77.0261.

How many ghost towns are in Charles County?

Charles County, Maryland has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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