THE BRISTOL CITY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys and Low Rolling Hills setting.
Bristol city has 12.9 square miles of land in Virginia. The mapped landscape region in Bristol city is Southern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys and Low Rolling Hills.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Finding your parcel within Bristol city
The atlas lists 1 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Bristol city, including Bristol. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Bristol city by land and water
The Census records 0.12 square miles of water within Bristol city, or 0.9% of its total area. That share is close to Bristol city’s 0.9%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
The Census boundary meets Washington County within Virginia. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.