Bryson, Texas

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.

The population sign in 2016
Henry Bryson, the first resident of Bryson
Jack County map