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South Bristol, New York

South Bristol is a town in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 1,651 at the 2020 census.[2] The name is derived from its separation from the Town of Bristol.

South Bristol, New York

United States

New York

Ontario

Town Council

Daniel Q. Marshall (R)

Members' List

42.02 sq mi (108.84 km2)

38.97 sq mi (100.94 km2)

3.05 sq mi (7.90 km2)

1,122 ft (342 m)

1,651 Increase

1,649

40.72/sq mi (15.72/km2)

UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))

UTC-4 (EDT)

14424 and 14512

585

36-68660

0979506

The Town of South Bristol is in the southwestern part of the county. It claims to be the smallest town (by population) in the county.

History[edit]

South Bristol was part of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase. Settlement commenced in the year the county was formed, 1789.


The Town of South Bristol was established in 1838 from a partition of the Town of Bristol.


The South Bristol Grange Hall 1107 and Wilder Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Academy – A location by the north town line.

Boswell Corners – A hamlet southwest of South Bristol village at the junction of County Roads 33 and 34.

– A ski resort in the center of the town.

Bristol Mountain Ski Resort

Bristol Springs – A hamlet southeast of South Bristol village on NY-64. It was settled in 1812.

Covel Corners – A hamlet in the northeast part of the town by NY-21.

Gulick – A hamlet in the southwest part of the town.

Seneca Point – A hamlet northeast of Boswell Corners.

South Bristol – The hamlet of South Bristol is on NY-64 and Mud Creek-.

Woodville – A lakeside hamlet by Canandaigua Lake at the south town line on NY-21.

Broadcast Tower – A historic broadcast tower that was used for the Rural Radio Network in the 1950s. Radio station WNBL is licensed to the town and uses the tower.

WNBL

Parting of the Ways - Local Nickname for the area where Rt.21, Rt.64 meet in S. Bristol.

Town of South Bristol

Early history of South Bristol

42°43′47″N 77°23′57″W / 42.72972°N 77.39917°W / 42.72972; -77.39917