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# Bristol
- URL: https://www.tx.co/areas/bristol/
- Published: 2026-10-11T11:27:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T22:54:33.000Z
- Description: Bristol is an unincorporated community on FM 660 in northeastern Ellis County.
- Author: LC
- Tags: #area, Ellis County

Bristol is an unincorporated community on FM 660 in northeastern Ellis County. Its settlement history includes the earlier name Brockville and nineteenth-century mills serving local farms. The census community boundary provides a geographic label, while county records are more useful for determining the responsibilities attached to a particular property.

### Check at the address, not the town name

- Verify county and service-district jurisdiction for the lot rather than assuming Bristol has a city permit office.
- Check water, septic and road-access records when researching acreage around FM 660.
- School attendance zones, flood risk, HOA obligations, utilities and property taxes follow the exact address. Use current records: [TEA school district locator](https://tea.texas.gov/families-and-students/school-district-locator/school-district-locator?ref=tx.co), [FEMA flood maps](https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home?ref=tx.co), [county appraisal districts](https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax/county-directory/?ref=tx.co).

### Sources

- Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Aug 2026; Ellis County typical value (no place-level index is published for Bristol).
- Mortgage rate: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, 10-08-2026.
- [Handbook of Texas: local history](https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/bristol-tx?ref=tx.co)
- [Bristol geography and history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol,%5FTexas?ref=tx.co)
- [NCTCOG regional city and community reference](https://geospatial.nctcog.org/map/rest/services/Boundaries/Boundaries/MapServer/6?ref=tx.co)