Bryant, Missouri

Extinct town in the American state of Missouri

Bryant is an extinct town in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.^[1] Bryant is located adjacent to Bryant Creek just north of the Mill Hollow confluence with Bryant Creek and the Missouri Highway 5 bridge over Bryant Creek.^[2] The old store known as Midway was located one mile downstream at the old Bryant bridge along old Highway 5 at 37°01′46″N 92°35′43″W / 37.02944°N 92.59528°W / 37.02944; -92.59528.^[2]

A post office called Bryant was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1941.^[3] The community was named after nearby Bryant Creek.^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bryant
^ ^a ^b Mansfield, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1951 (1985 rev.)
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
^ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)