South Bristol in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Frost Town
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 26, 2018
1. Frost Town Marker
Town pioneers erected a saw
mill here in 1790. By 1880 Jonathan
Frost was operating three mills.
Town of 200 people and 39 buildings
faded with the harvested timber.
Erected 2007 by South Bristol Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.
Location. 42° 42.74′ N, 77° 27.441′ W. Marker is in South Bristol, New York, in Ontario County. It is at the intersection of Gulick Road and Frost Hill Road, on the left when traveling north on Gulick Road. Marker is north of the Cumming Nature Center of the Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6290 Gulick Road, Naples NY 14512, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wilder Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles away); South Bristol Grange (approx. 3.9 miles away); Canandaigua Lake Historical Map (approx. 5.1 miles away); Carolbarb Park (approx. 5.1 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away); Woodville (approx. 5.6 miles away); Pioneer Home (approx. 5.8 miles away); Community Bandstand (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in South Bristol.
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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 26, 2018
2. Frost Town Marker
The cross road is hardly a road. It appears to private, at least on the east side of Gulick Road. On Google Maps, it is labeled Parks Road.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 848 times since then and 63 times this year. Last updated on September 9, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. Photos: 1. submitted on October 26, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 2. submitted on October 27, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
