Bristol is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Nevada. The silver mining town was located on the west side of Bristol Mountain, 14 miles northwest of Pioche, Nevada.
Bristol was established in 1871 as National City, but the mines and town got a slow start and not much happened for the next seven years. In 1878 new discoveries stimulated the mines, a twelve-stamp mill was built, and the town got a fresh start with a new name. The first post office at Bristol was established during that year.
