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Welcome to Bryant Pond ...

Bryant Pond is located in Oxford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bryant Pond, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.

Bryant Pond is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bryant Pond lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bryant Pond: 207

The ZIP code for Bryant Pond: 04219<3>

Communities near Bryant Pond ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bryant Pond ...

Looking for more information about Bryant Pond? 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 Pond, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bryant Pond.

Adding Bryant Pond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bryant Pond 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 Pond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bryant Pond post office opened in 1852.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bryant Pond.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Oxford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bryant Pond - 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 Pond). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bryant Pond 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/