Bryant is an extinct town in
Douglas County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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. The
GNIS
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classifies it as a populated place. 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.
[''Mansfield, MO,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1951 (1985 rev.)] The old store known as Midway was located one mile downstream at the old Bryant bridge along old Highway 5 at .
[
A post office called Bryant was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1941. The community was named after nearby Bryant Creek.]
References
Ghost towns in Missouri
Former populated places in Douglas County, Missouri
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