Bryant, Missouri

Bryant is an extinct town in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1] Bryant is located on the north side of Bryant Creek along an abandoned stretch of old Missouri Highway 5 and about one mile downstream (SE) from the current Missouri Highway 5 bridge over Bryant Creek.[2]

A post office called Bryant was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1941.[3] The community was named after nearby Bryant Creek.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bryant
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

Coordinates: 37°02′20″N 92°36′39″W / 37.03889°N 92.61083°W / 37.03889; -92.61083


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