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Welcome to Bryan ...

Bryan is located in Russell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bryan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

When the people of Bryan refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Bryanite<2>

Bryan is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Bryan (for example, toward Burnside), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Bryan: 270 & 364<4>

Communities Also Named Bryan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Bryan - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), Texas (2), West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Bryan ...

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

  • Columbia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Russell Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Albany
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Burkesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Inroad
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Inroad is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inroad
  • Freedom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Freedom is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
  • Long Bottom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Bottom is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
  • Glens Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glens Fork is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Fork
  • Montpelier
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Montpelier is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier

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 Bryan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bryan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bryan. 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 Bryan.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bryan ...

Looking for more information about Bryan? 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 Bryan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bryan.

Adding Bryan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bryan 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 Bryan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bryan post office opened in 1907. The Bryan post office closed in 1964.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bryan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Russell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Bryan refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Bryan may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bryan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Bryan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Bryan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/