Bryson is a city in Jack County, Texas, United States.

[6] The water area encompasses Lake Bryson, a reservoir 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest of the city.

Bryson is in the Rock Creek watershed, flowing south to the Brazos River.

[7] Henry Bryson built the area's first residence, a log cabin, that same year.

This change was officially recognized in 1884, when the local post office took the name "Bryson".

[7] Early pioneer family names of Bryson were Blount, Chambers, Clayton, Cook, Crumpton, Cullers, Enlow, Epperson, Henderson, Keyser, Kuykendall, McCloud, Moore, Raley, Shanafelt and Vanhooser.

[5] The resulting population boom led to the community being known as Jack County's "second city" (after Jacksboro).

A 1938 oil boom in Bryson helped the population explode, with many people forced to live in tents.

[8] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 430 people, 278 households, and 197 families residing in the city.

In 1905, the two-story frame was turned into a brick structure for elementary and high school.

Later, a new high school was built and the old brick building was turned into an AG shop.