Welcome to Bryant ...

Bryant is located in Nelson County<1>.

The location of Bryant has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bryant, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Bryant is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Bryant: (434)

Communities Also Named Bryant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Bryant - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada (2), New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bryant ...

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

• Waynesboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Amherst
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <4>
• Old Myndus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
  • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
• Colleen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
  • Colleen is located in Nelson County
• Nellysford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellysford
  • Nellysford is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nellysford <4>
• Adial
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
  • Adial is located in Nelson County
• Lowesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
  • Lowesville is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowesville <4>
• Shipman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
  • Shipman is located in Nelson County
• Lodebar
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
  • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
• Greenfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Nelson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bryant ...

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

Adding Bryant to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bryant post office opened in 1888.

We also found Bryant in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bryant.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncounty.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/