Bryant, Alabama
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Long Island census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35958. It stands on Meadows Branch. The Survey maps it on the Bridgeport quadrangle. It stands 1,631 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1886 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Stevenson quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1936 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:24000
- 1945 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
197 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 197 fires within 5 miles of Bryant between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,572 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 70 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 89 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 70 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 90 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Bryant: 2 past producers, 1 plant, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Silica, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Bridgeport Jv Smelter | Iron, Silica | Plant | ||
| Jac 14 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Nickajack Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Nickajack Plant | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bryant in 13 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. The reports record 1 death and 4 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2001 | Lightning | Bryant | 1 killed, 4 hurt | A minor traffic accident occurred on SR 73 in Bryant. A group of three fire fighters and two other men were standing next to the accident scene when lightning struck a tree nearby. One man in his 60's was killed and four others received injuries of varying intensity. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Bryant | $75,000 | Flash flooding occurred in and near the Bryant, Alabama community with asphalt reported to be washed away along County Road 267, around a foot of water flowing across County road 131 and a bridge reported to be washed away at the intersection of County Roads 290 and 291. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryant | $5,000 | A metal car port was heavily damaged at 6654 Highway 73 in Bryant. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryant | $4,000 | Structural damage was reported to a carport along with tree damage at 6654 highway 73. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryant | $1,000 | EMA reported a tree down on a home off of County Road 267 near Bryant. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryant | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down blocking one lane at 1132 CR 310. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryant | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down onto power lines at the intersection of CR 290 and CR 291. Time was estimated from radar. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryant | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on CR 297. Time was estimated from radar. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryant | $1,000 | A large tree was knocked down along CR 741. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryant | $500 | A tree was knocked down along CR 291 in Bryant. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bryant | $500 | A tree was knocked down by thunderstorm winds in Bryant. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Bryant | - | Photo indicated hail of around nickel sized that fell in Bryant. Time estimated by radar. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Bryant | - | CR 93 in the Bryant area is structural damage sinking 6 to 8 inches due to excessive rainfall. Damage also round of County Road 189, County Road 17, Cumberland Mountain Road, and County Road 38. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Battery Hill | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Bridgeport | 4.4 miles | 24 | |
| Floral Crest | 5.3 miles | 23 | |
| Eliza | 5.6 miles | 23 | |
| Copenhagen (historical) | 5.7 miles | 24 | |
| Rocky Springs | 6.5 miles | 23 | |
| Higdon | 6.8 miles | 23 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Bryant | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4980526 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 115080. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











