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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 Bryan (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 Bryan. 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.

Bryan is located in Wise County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wise County: Cooke, Denton, Jack, Montague, Parker & Tarrant.

Below are the counties that are near Bryan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bryan:

  • Wise County     (The home county of Bryan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryan, with the one closest to Bryan listed first.
    • New Fairview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
    • Bluett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
    • Rhome
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhome
      • Rhome is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhome <2>
    • Aurora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
    • Newark
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <2>
    • Herman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
      • Herman is located in Wise County
    • Boyd
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Briar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
      • Briar is located in Wise County
    • Decatur
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Paradise
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <2>
    • Slidell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Collin County
    • Carrollton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Carrollton is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,892 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <2>
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryan, with the one closest to Bryan listed first.
    • Rosston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Era
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hemming
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
    • Hood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
    • Valley View
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
      • Valley View is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley View <2>
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryan, with the one closest to Bryan listed first.
    • Grapevine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewisville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Coppell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coppell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppell
      • Coppell is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coppell <2>
    • Estelle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Estelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
    • Irving
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irving have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
      • Irving is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irving <2>
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sowers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryan, with the one closest to Bryan listed first.
    • Justin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Justin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justin
      • Justin is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Justin <2>
    • DISH
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
      • DISH is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Northlake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
      • Northlake is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northlake <2>
    • Ponder
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
      • Ponder is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponder <2>
    • Stony
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
      • Stony is located in Denton County
    • Elizabethtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
      • Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
    • Corral City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corral City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
      • Corral City is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Haslet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haslet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslet
      • Haslet is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haslet <2>
    • Roanoke
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Argyle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Marshall Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
      • Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
    • Trophy Club
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trophy Club have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trophy Club
      • Trophy Club is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trophy Club <2>
    • Bartonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonville
      • Bartonville is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartonville <2>
  • Jack County
    • Westbrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
  • Montague County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryan, with the one closest to Bryan listed first.
    • New Harp
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
      • New Harp is located in Montague County
    • Forestburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryan, with the one closest to Bryan listed first.
    • Reno
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
    • Azle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
      • Azle is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <2>
    • Sanctuary
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanctuary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
      • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Springtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Goshen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Parker County
    • Carter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
      • Carter is located in Parker County
    • Agnes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
      • Agnes is located in Parker County
    • Dicey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
    • Poolville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
      • Poolville is located in Parker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolville <2>
    • Willow Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Park
      • Willow Park is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Park <2>
    • Aledo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aledo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
      • Aledo is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <2>
    • Hudson Oaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Oaks
      • Hudson Oaks is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson Oaks <2>
    • Annetta North
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annetta North have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryan, with the one closest to Bryan listed first.
    • Pecan Acres
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Acres
      • Pecan Acres is located in Tarrant County
    • Pelican Bay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
      • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
    • Eagle Mountain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
    • Keller
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
      • Keller is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,939 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keller <2>
    • Saginaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Blue Mound
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Watauga
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watauga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
      • Watauga is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,188 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watauga <2>
    • Lake Worth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Worth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Worth
      • Lake Worth is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Worth <2>
    • Lakeside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • Bransford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bransford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
      • Bransford is located in Tarrant County
    • Smithfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
      • Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
    • Sansom Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sansom Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sansom Park
      • Sansom Park is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,704 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sansom Park <2>
    • North Richland Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Richland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Richland Hills
      • North Richland Hills is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,949 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Richland Hills <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bryan, see our County-by-County Page for Bryan.

Cemeteries Near Bryan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bryan.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bryan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bryan, with the one closest to Bryan listed first.

  • Aurora Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aurora Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aurora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the southeast of Justin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1837920 <5>
  • Akain Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Akain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Akain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Deep Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deep Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deep Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stony Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Annaville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Annaville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Annaville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Stokes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stokes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stokes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sweets Chapel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweets Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweets Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elizabethtown Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elizabethtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elizabethtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Keeter Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keeter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Trimble Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Arkansas Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arkansas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arkansas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Bryan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bryan.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bryan, with the one closest to Bryan listed first.

  • Rhome
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhome
    • Rhome is located in Wise County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhome <2>
  • Drop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
    • Drop is located in Denton County
  • Aurora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Aurora is located in Wise County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
  • Justin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Justin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justin
    • Justin is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Justin <2>
  • Herman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Herman is located in Wise County
  • Avondale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
    • Avondale is located in Tarrant County
  • Stony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
    • Stony is located in Denton County
  • Briar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
    • Briar is located in Wise County
  • Haslet
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haslet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslet
    • Haslet is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haslet <2>
  • Keeter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keeter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeter
    • Keeter is located in Wise County
  • Roanoke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Argyle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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    • Decatur
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Azle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
      • Azle is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <2>
    • Keller
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
      • Keller is located in Tarrant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,939 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keller <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bryan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bryan.

Newspapers Published in Bryan ...

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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bryan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bryan, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bryan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bryan:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bryan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wise County: www.co.wise.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bryan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bryan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0987, Longitude: -97.4184       In this case, the coordinates for Bryan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Bryan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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