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Welcome to Bryant ...

Bryant is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bryant, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Bryant is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bryant lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Bryant is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Bryant: 256 & 938<3>

The ZIP code for Bryant: 35958<4>

Communities Also Named Bryant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Bryant - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada (2), New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bryant.

Communities near Bryant ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bryant.

  • Chattanooga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Thompsonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Thompsonville is located in Walker County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
  • Rossville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jasper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jasper is located in Marion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <5>
  • Chickamauga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • South Pittsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgeport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
    • Former name for Bridgeport:
    • Jonesville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
  • Trenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stevenson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lookout Mountain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bryant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bryant.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bryant. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bryant.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bryant. See our Newspapers Page for Bryant.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bryant ...

Looking for more information about Bryant? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bryant, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bryant.

Adding Bryant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bryant in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bryant was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bryant post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bryant.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bryant - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Bryant area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Bryant area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Bryant). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bryant or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/