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 adjacent to Bryant Creek just north of the Mill Hollow confluence with Bryant Creek and the Missouri Highway 5 bridge over Bryant Creek.[2] The old store known as Midway was located one mile downstream at the old Bryant bridge along old Highway 5 at 37°01′46″N 92°35′43″W / 37.02944°N 92.59528°W.[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
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bryant
- ^ a b Mansfield, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1951 (1985 rev.)
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
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37°02′20″N 92°36′39″W / 37.03889°N 92.61083°W
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