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Welcome to Bryant ...

Bryant is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bryant, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Bryant is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bryant: 563

The ZIP code for Bryant: 52727<3>

Communities Also Named Bryant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Bryant - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, 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.

  • Clinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Maquoketa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • De Witt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Camanche
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Fulton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fulton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
  • Savanna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Savanna is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,777 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <4>
  • Princeton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Preston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Albany
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Albany is located in Whiteside County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 856 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
  • Cordova
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cordova is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordova <4>

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bryant, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<5>

From that list, the Bryant post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bryant.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Clinton, 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>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).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/