Bryant, Florida Explained

Official Name:Bryant, Florida
Pushpin Map:Florida
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Florida
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Palm Beach
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:13
Coordinates:26.8497°N -80.6164°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:33439
Area Code:561
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:279532

Bryant is an unincorporated community in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. Bryant is located on State Road 700 near Lake Okeechobee, 3.5miles northeast of Pahokee. Bryant had a post office with ZIP code 33438.[1]

U.S. Sugar operated the Bryant Sugar House mill in Bryant.[2] The mill closed in 2007, while the town was taken over by the federal government in 2011 and demolished in 2016.[3] [4] [5]

Over time, Bryant would essentially be considered a northeastern suburb of Pahokee.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=33438&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  2. News: 1962-10-27. Sugar Cane Harvest Set For Bryant. 15. Palm Beach Post. 2021-08-15. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Ruane. Laura. 2004-11-03. Company plans job cutes, restructuring. 41. Fort Myers News-Press. 2021-08-15. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Rangel. Isadora. 2017-03-19. U.S. Sugar Corp.'s Bryant mill shut down devastated towns. A9. Fort Myers News-Press. 2021-08-15. Newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: Bulit. David. 2011-09-16. Frederick E. Bryant House. live. 2021-08-15. Abandoned Florida. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728232333/https://www.abandonedfl.com/f-e-bryant-house/ . 2019-07-28 .