Bryant is an unincorporated community in northeastern Clinton County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads northwest of the city of Clinton, the county seat of Clinton County.[2] Its elevation is 804 feet (245 m).[1] Bryant is unincorporated, with the ZIP code of 52727,[3] which opened as Ten Mile House on 25 August 1870 and changed its name to Bryant on 15 March 1871.[4]

Bryant, Iowa
Bryant, Iowa is located in Iowa
Bryant, Iowa
Bryant, Iowa
Location within the state of Iowa
Bryant, Iowa is located in the United States
Bryant, Iowa
Bryant, Iowa
Bryant, Iowa (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°57′48″N 90°19′48″W / 41.96333°N 90.33000°W / 41.96333; -90.33000
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyClinton
Elevation
804 ft (245 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
52727
GNIS feature ID454902[1]

History

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Bryant was platted in 1871.[5] It was named for William Cullen Bryant, a New York newspaper editor.[6] The population was 60 in 1940.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bryant, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
  3. ^ Zip Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bryant Post Office
  5. ^ Wolfe, Patrick B. (1911). Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. pp. 257.
  6. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 48.
  7. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 294.