Bryant, Iowa

Bryant, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Bryant, Iowa

Location within the state of Iowa

Coordinates: 41°57′48″N 90°19′48″W / 41.96333°N 90.33000°W / 41.96333; -90.33000Coordinates: 41°57′48″N 90°19′48″W / 41.96333°N 90.33000°W / 41.96333; -90.33000
Country United States
State Iowa
County Clinton
Elevation 804 ft (245 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 52727
GNIS feature ID 454902[1]

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] Although Bryant is unincorporated, it has a post office, 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]

History

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Bryant, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  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. p. 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.


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