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Bryans

Ghost town · Callaway County, Missouri

Mexico quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500)
Mexico quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bryans is a ghost town in Callaway County, Missouri. It is one of 9 former communities in Callaway County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bryans as a historical populated place on the Auxvasse topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.0556° N, 91.8918° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAuxvasse
Elevation811 ft
Nearest living townAuxvasse, MO
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID738630
Coordinates39.05560, -91.89184

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What's there now

Bryans is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Auxvasse, MO (population 1,385), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 811 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Bryans?

Bryans is in Callaway County, Missouri, at 39.0556, -91.8918.

How many ghost towns are in Callaway County?

Callaway County, Missouri has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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