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Bristo

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท MISSISSIPPI

A historical populated place in Monroe County, Mississippi, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name
Bristo
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
Mississippi
County
Monroe County
USGS Map
Wren
Coordinates
33.9873327, -88.5519897
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GNIS Feature ID
687367

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

Also recorded as

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 687367. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

  • Text Baily, Francis. Journal of a Tour in Unsettled Parts of North America in 1796 and 1797. Carbondale, Illinois: Southern Illinois University Press, 1969.
  • Text The American Guide Series, Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration. A state by state guide series published by various publishers, in the late 1930's and 1940's. Each book studies and describes each state's history, natural endowments, and special interests. Use code US-T125/Name/YYYY/p#.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.