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Welcome to Bryson ...

Bryson is located in Giles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bryson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Bryson is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bryson: 931

Communities Also Named Bryson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Bryson: This one is located in Giles County and the other is located in McMinn County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 12 communities that are also named Bryson - they are located in California, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Quebec (3), South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Bryson ...

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

  • Powell Chapel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
  • Pulaski
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fayetteville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Park City Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
  • Wales
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wales is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
  • Ardmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ardmore is located in Limestone County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <3>
  • Olivet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Olivet is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
  • Cornersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Ardmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gordon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordon is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bryson ...

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

Adding Bryson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bryson 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 Bryson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bryson post office opened in 1881. The Bryson post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bryson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Giles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bryson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/