Bristol, Tennessee

E48357
city municipality

Bristol, Tennessee is a small city on the Tennessee–Virginia border known as the “Birthplace of Country Music” and for its historic role in early country recording sessions.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
municipality ⓘ
areaCode 423 ⓘ
borderFeature Tennessee–Virginia state line ⓘ
borderType state line runs down State Street ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
county Sullivan County, Tennessee ⓘ
foundedIn 1850s ⓘ
governmentType council–manager government ⓘ
hasAirport Tri-Cities Regional Airport ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution King University ⓘ
hasFestival Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation Birthplace of Country Music by U.S. Congress ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict Bristol Commercial Historic District ⓘ
hasHistoricEvent 1927 Bristol Sessions ⓘ
hasLandmark Birthplace of Country Music Museum ⓘ
Bristol Sign ⓘ
State Street ⓘ
hasMuseum Birthplace of Country Music Museum ⓘ
hasSportsVenue Bristol Motor Speedway ⓘ
incorporatedAsCityIn 1856 ⓘ
knownFor 1927 Bristol Sessions ⓘ
Bristol Motor Speedway ⓘ
country music heritage ⓘ
early country music recording sessions ⓘ
locatedIn Appalachia ⓘ
surface form: Appalachian region

Sullivan County metropolitan area ⓘ
locatedOnBorderWith Bristol, Virginia ⓘ
majorHighway Interstate 81 NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Route 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Route 19 NERFINISHED ⓘ
musicGenreAssociated country music ⓘ
old-time music ⓘ
near South Holston Dam ⓘ
South Holston Lake ⓘ
nickname Birthplace of Country Music ⓘ
partOf Tri-Cities, Tennessee-Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol, TN–VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

Tri-Cities, Tennessee-Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Tri-Cities region of Tennessee and Virginia
postalCodeRange 37620 ⓘ
37621 ⓘ
primaryEconomicSectors light manufacturing ⓘ
retail ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
state Tennessee ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
twinCityWith Bristol, Virginia ⓘ

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Tri-Cities, Tennessee-Virginia → centeredOn → Bristol, Tennessee ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia
Tennessee (eastern portion) → contains → Bristol, Tennessee ⓘ
Tri-Cities, Tennessee-Virginia → hasCity → Bristol, Tennessee ⓘ
Interstate 81 → passesThrough → Bristol, Tennessee ⓘ