Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bryant (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bryant. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bryant is located in Sequatchie County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sequatchie County: Grundy, Hamilton, Marion & Van Buren.
Below are the counties that are near Bryant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bryant:
- Sequatchie County (The home county of Bryant)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant, with the one closest to Bryant listed first.
- Daus
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Cartwright
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Center Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dunlap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant, with the one closest to Bryant listed first.
- Pailo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Brockdell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Brayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pikeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summer City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant, with the one closest to Bryant listed first.
- Bent Tree Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Mineral Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- McDonald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Etola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant, with the one closest to Bryant listed first.
- Ruthledge Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Stephenson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Winton Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant, with the one closest to Bryant listed first.
- Sand Switch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Marys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant, with the one closest to Bryant listed first.
- Palmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gruetli - Laager
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gruetli
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Coalmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- White City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Beersheba Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Lankford Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sartain Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Altamont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monteagle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pelham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant, with the one closest to Bryant listed first.
- Fairmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Mowbray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Falling Water
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Signal Terrace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
- Summertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summertown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 866 people
- Walden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
- Flat Top
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Signal Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Fountain Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Sandalwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
- Crabtree Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant, with the one closest to Bryant listed first.
- Condra
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Powells Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whitwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Jasper
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Comfort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Whiteside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Kimball
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- New Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- South Pittsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant, with the one closest to Bryant listed first.
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- East View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant, with the one closest to Bryant listed first.
- Graysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ogden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Cumberland Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Dayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant, with the one closest to Bryant listed first.
- Chalybeate
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Laurelburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Spencer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant, with the one closest to Bryant listed first.
- Smyrna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Viola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant, with the one closest to Bryant listed first.
- Long Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bryant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Bridgeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- 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 <1>
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant, with the one closest to Bryant listed first.
- Lakeview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Newnan Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fort Oglethorpe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dafron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Graysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Boynton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Ellie Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant, with the one closest to Bryant listed first.
- Wildwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cole City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Morganville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryant, with the one closest to Bryant listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Rossville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- John Ross Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Chattanooga Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Fantasy Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Flintstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Orchard Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Dewberry Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Happy Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Moons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Moons is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bryant, see our County-by-County Page for Bryant.
Cemeteries Near Bryant ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bryant.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bryant - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bryant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bryant, with the one closest to Bryant listed first.
- Pickett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bryant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cookston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Condra Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thans Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pickett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grayson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (609 more) ...
- Brock & Pickett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cordell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Bryant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bryant.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bryant, with the one closest to Bryant listed first.
- Daus
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Shirleyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shirleyton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirleyton
- Dunlap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tatesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tatesville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
- Fairmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Victoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Mount Airy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Airy is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Stanley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Falling Water
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Cagle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cagle is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Inman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Inman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pailo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Gruetli
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Melville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Melville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bryant. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bryant.
Newspapers Published in Bryant ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bryant.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bryant, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bryant.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bryant:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sequatchie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Meigs County
- Rhea County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- Jackson County
- Catoosa County
- Dade County
- Walker County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bryant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bryant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |