Abandoned Record
About Bryan
Bryan is a ghost town in Sweetwater County in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Bryan is located approximately 12 miles (19 km) west of Green River along the Blacks Fork River, and for a short time was the local headquarters and division point of the Union Pacific Railroad.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Bryan, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Bryan is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Bryan
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1954 Rock Springs sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Rock Springs sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Bryan sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Rock Springs sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Rock Springs sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Bryan
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Wyoming index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Bryan": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Bryan, Wyoming": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q4979925.
- USGS GNIS 1597233.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).