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Bryan

City · Williams County · 8,750 residents · 1.8% municipal income tax

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Local events in Bryan

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  1. Haunted Walkthrough & Retro Movie Nights

    Oct 8 to 31 · 140 S. Lynn St. · From Visit Bryan (Williams County)

  2. Into the Garden Exhibit

    Oct 3 to Nov 13 · 317 W. Butler St. · From Visit Bryan (Williams County)

  3. October Live Music at Stoney Ridge Winery

    Oct 2 to 31 · 7144 County Road 16 · From Visit Bryan (Williams County)

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Notable people from Bryan

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History from Bryan

People and inventions tied to this place, each with its sources. All people · All inventions

How Bryan began

Bryan was platted in 1840 by John A. Bryan, who gave the village his own name, and was incorporated in 1841. It beat the older village of Montpelier in a contest for the Williams County seat on the strength of its greater commercial and industrial weight, and the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway reached it in 1869, cementing that lead. In the twentieth century Bryan became a manufacturing town -- home to the Van Camp Packing Company's milk condensory and, from 1906, the Spangler Candy Company, maker of Dum-Dums lollipops and roughly 45 percent of the candy canes sold in the United States today. It reincorporated as a city in 1941 and remains the county seat and only city in Williams County.

Settled 1840, platted 1840, incorporated 1841 (village); 1941 (city), by John A. Bryan.

Where the name comes from

Named for its founder, John A. Bryan, who platted the village in 1840.

Before the town

No Native American village, trail or treaty site specific to the ground that became Bryan is recorded in the sources consulted. The 1817 Treaty of the Maumee Rapids had already carried Indian title to this part of northwestern Ohio to the United States more than two decades before Bryan was platted in 1840. The county's Native history includes the prehistoric Nettle Lake Mound Group in the county's northwest corner.

Timeline

  1. — Williams County is created by the Ohio Legislature, twenty years before Bryan itself is platted.
  2. — John A. Bryan plats the village of Bryan and it wins the contest with Montpelier to become the Williams County seat, on the strength of its greater commercial and industrial importance and higher population.
  3. — Bryan is incorporated as a village.
  4. — The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway begins service through Bryan.
  5. — The current Williams County Courthouse, designed by the Toledo firm E. O. Fallis and Company in the Romanesque Revival style, is built at Main and High Streets, the third courthouse on the site.
  6. — Arthur G. Spangler founds Spangler Manufacturing Company in Bryan, initially making baking powder and spices; it becomes the Spangler Candy Company in 1920.
  7. — Aeronaut Stanley I. Vaughn flies a hydrogen balloon over Bryan's homecoming celebration, an event documented in a pair of surviving postcards.
  8. — Bryan reincorporates as a city.
  9. — The jet-powered rail car M-497 'Black Beetle' sets an American rail speed record of 183.68 mph on the line between Stryker and Bryan, a record that still stands for U.S. conventional rail.

Stories

From Baking Powder to Dum-Dums

Arthur G. Spangler did not set out to make candy. In 1906 he paid $450 for the Gold Leaf Baking Powder Company of Defiance and moved it to Bryan, where it made baking soda, corn starch and spices under the name Spangler Manufacturing Company. It was his brother Ernest, who joined the firm in 1908, who suggested branching into candy; the company's first confection, the Cocoanut Ball, appeared in 1911, and the business was renamed the Spangler Candy Company in 1920. The turning point came in 1953, when Spangler bought the Dum Dum Pops brand from the Akron Candy Company, followed a year later by the A-Z Christmas Candy Cane Company. Today the Bryan plant turns out more than 12 million Dum-Dums a day and roughly 45 percent of all the candy canes sold in the United States, and the company that began by selling baking powder door to door is Bryan's second-largest employer.

A Balloon Over the Homecoming

On August 12, 1909, Bryan held a homecoming celebration, and the featured attraction was a hydrogen balloon flown by Stanley I. Vaughn. Local photographers turned the event into a pair of postcards -- one titled 'Just Before the Flight,' showing the balloon straining at its lines with a crowd gathered close, and a second, 'Vaughn's First Flight,' showing the balloon already high above the rooftops of the town. Balloon ascensions were a staple of small-town fairs and homecomings in this period, equal parts entertainment and civic spectacle, and Bryan's own newspaper and postcard printers thought Vaughn's flight worth documenting twice over. Both postcards survive today in the Columbus Metropolitan Library's collection.

Photographs

Early 20th-century postcard of the Williams County Courthouse in Bryan.
Early 20th-century postcard of the Williams County Courthouse in Bryan. (early 1900s)
Photo: Columbus Metropolitan Library, via Digital Public Library of America / Ohio Digital Network, no known copyright restrictions · Wikimedia Commons
Stanley I. Vaughn's balloon shortly before takeoff at Bryan's 1909 homecoming celebration.
Stanley I. Vaughn's balloon shortly before takeoff at Bryan's 1909 homecoming celebration. (1909)
Photo: Columbus Metropolitan Library, via Digital Public Library of America / Ohio Digital Network, no known copyright restrictions · Wikimedia Commons
The Van Camp Packing Company's milk condensory in Bryan.
The Van Camp Packing Company's milk condensory in Bryan. (1909)
Photo: Columbus Metropolitan Library, via Digital Public Library of America / Ohio Digital Network, no known copyright restrictions · Wikimedia Commons
The Williams County Courthouse in Bryan, built 1889-1891, photographed in 2025.
The Williams County Courthouse in Bryan, built 1889-1891, photographed in 2025. (2025)
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · bryantimes.com · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org

Historic places

1 place in Bryan on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.

  1. Williams County CourthouseBuilding · Bryan · listed 1973
    Address
    Main and High Sts.
    Where
    Bryan, Williams County · ZIP 43506
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1973
    NRIS reference number
    73001552
    Coordinates
    41.47411, -84.56239

    National Register file (NPS) ↗ Search Wikipedia ↗ Street map and directions ↗ On the Cracked Buckeye map

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.

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Water

Regional glacial aquifer (generally identified as the Michindoh aquifer), groundwater wells The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Bryan's boundary: 1 hospital, 3 health centers, 1 dialysis center, 2 nursing homes, 1 fire or EMS station, 1 power plant, 2 public schools, 1 private school, 1 library, 2 police stations, 1 Superfund site, 15 Toxics Release Inventory facilities, 1 station or terminal and 8 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Hospitals (1)

  1. Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers - BryanGeneral hospital · Bryan
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    433 W High Street, Bryan, OH 43506
    County
    Williams County
    Beds
    98
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    No
    Medicare reports it as
    Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers
    Phone
    (419) 636-1131
    Medicare ID
    360121

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ Where HIFLD got this record ↗ HIFLD hospitals (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: HIFLD hospitals inventory via FEMA (closed hospitals it still lists left out, hospitals opened since added), with Medicare Care Compare ratings matched by name and address.

Community health centers (3)

  1. Bryan - Mobile Health VanHealth center · Bryan
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Bryan
    Coordinates
    41.47241, -84.55142

    Find a Health Center (HRSA) ↗ HRSA data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Bryan Community Health CenterHealth center · Bryan
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Bryan
    Coordinates
    41.47241, -84.55142

    Find a Health Center (HRSA) ↗ HRSA data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Bryan Outreach Admin SiteHealth center · Bryan
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Bryan
    Coordinates
    41.47483, -84.53351

    Find a Health Center (HRSA) ↗ HRSA data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: HRSA health center service delivery sites, active, September 2026 (school-based sites left out). Health centers see patients whether or not they have insurance, with fees on a sliding scale.

Dialysis centers (1)

  1. Fmc - Regional Dialysis Ctr Of Williams CountyDialysis · Bryan
    Address
    537 West High Street, Bryan, OH 43506
    Dialysis stations
    13
    Medicare star rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    Fresenius Medical Care
    Medicare certified since
    1995-04-13
    Phone
    (419) 636-0584
    Medicare ID
    362545

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS dialysis facility list (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: CMS dialysis facility list, September 2026, geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (an address it could not place sits at its ZIP center).

Nursing homes (2)

  1. Majestic Care of Bryan1 of 5 stars · Bryan
    Address
    1104 Wesley Avenue, Bryan, OH 43506
    Certified beds
    149
    Residents on an average day
    67
    Medicare overall rating
    1 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    2 fines totalling $74,055, 1 payment denial (latest 2024-01-11)
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 636-5071
    Medicare ID
    365830

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Williams Co Hillside Country L4 of 5 stars · Bryan
    Address
    09 876 County Rd 16, Bryan, OH 43506
    Certified beds
    71
    Residents on an average day
    65
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    5 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    3 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    Government - County
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 636-4508
    Medicare ID
    366149
    Map point
    the ZIP's center (the address did not geocode)

    Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.

Fire and EMS stations (1)

  1. Bryan Fire DepartmentBryan
    Address
    304 West High Street, Bryan, OH 43506
    Coordinates
    41.47510, -84.55436

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.

Power plants (1)

  1. Bryan (OH)Natural gas · 32 MW
    Capacity
    32 MW
    By fuel
    natural gas 29 MW, oil 2 MW
    Main source
    Natural gas
    Technology
    Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine; Petroleum Liquids;
    Operator
    City of Bryan - (OH)
    Sector
    Electric Utility
    Where
    Bryan, Williams County
    Generating units
    4
    Built
    1948 (first unit); newest unit 1988
    EIA plant code
    2903

    EIA plant page ↗ EIA-860 (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: EIA-860 power plant inventory via HIFLD (February 2025), with plant codes, units and years from EIA-860 2025.

Public schools (2)

  1. Bryan Elementary4 of 5 stars · Bryan
    Address
    1301 Center St, Bryan, OH 43506
    School district
    Bryan City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    872
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    58.9
    Report card, 2025-26
    4 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    86.7%
    Ohio building IRN
    004002
    NCES school ID
    390436700211

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Bryan Middle School/High School3.5 of 5 stars · Bryan
    Address
    1000 W Fountain Grove Drive, Bryan, OH 43506
    School district
    Bryan City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    904
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    61
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    76.2%
    Four-year graduation rate
    96.2%
    Ohio building IRN
    004028
    NCES school ID
    390436700212

    NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.

Private schools (1)

  1. St Patrick Catholic SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Bryan
    Address
    610 S Portland St, Bryan, OH 43506
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    80
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    13.1
    Students per teacher
    6.10687
    Phone
    (419) 636-3592
    NCES private school ID
    01060659

    NCES private school record ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.

Public libraries (1)

  1. Williams Co Public LibraryCentral library · Bryan
    Address
    107 E. High St., Bryan, OH 43506
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Williams Co Public Library
    Open
    2,548 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    14,010 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    130,000
    System's loans, FY2024
    314,693
    People the system serves
    31,533
    Phone
    (833) 633-7323

    IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.

Police stations (2)

  1. Bryan Police DepartmentBryan
    Address
    304 West High Street, Bryan, OH 43506
    Coordinates
    41.47511, -84.55399

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Williams County Sheriff's OfficeBryan
    Address
    218 West Bryan Street, Bryan, OH 43506
    Coordinates
    41.47611, -84.55331

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.

Superfund sites (1)

  1. Bryan Co House ErSuperfund program · Bryan
    Address
    125 Laurie Drive, Bryan, OH 43506
    County
    Williams County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHN000505563
    EPA registry ID
    110067351706

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Superfund (SEMS) and National Priorities List sites. Many program sites were assessed and needed no cleanup.

Facilities reporting toxic releases (15)

  1. A-Stamp IndustriesToxics Release Inventory · Bryan
    Address
    633 Commerce Dr., Bryan, OH 43506
    County
    Williams County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43506CHLLN720EP
    EPA registry ID
    110000383451

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Allied Moulded Products Inc. - Plant 3Toxics Release Inventory · Bryan
    Address
    2103 Industrial Drive, Bryan, OH 43506
    County
    Williams County County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (***unchanged***)
    EPA program ID
    4350WLLDML213IN
    EPA registry ID
    110071432940

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Allied Moulded Products, Inc. (0386010104)Toxics Release Inventory · Bryan
    Address
    222 N. Union Street, Bryan, OH 43506
    County
    Williams County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43506LLDML222NU
    EPA registry ID
    110000383488

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Arrow Tru-LineToxics Release Inventory · Bryan
    Address
    720 East Perry Street, Bryan, OH 43506
    County
    Williams County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (closed)
    EPA program ID
    43506WNZLR720EP
    EPA registry ID
    110009629198

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  5. Bard Manufacturing Company, IncToxics Release Inventory · Bryan
    Address
    1914 Randolph Dr., Bryan, OH 43506
    County
    Williams County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43506BRDMN1914R
    EPA registry ID
    110000383424

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  6. Bryan Canning CoToxics Release Inventory · Bryan
    Address
    620 E Perry St, Bryan, OH 43506
    County
    Williams County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43506BRYNC620EP
    EPA registry ID
    110002109628

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  7. Bryan Metal Systems,LlcToxics Release Inventory · Bryan
    Address
    721 East Edgerton Street, Bryan, OH 43506
    County
    Williams County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43506HRVRD721EE
    EPA registry ID
    110009490489

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  8. Component Finishing CorpToxics Release Inventory · Bryan
    Address
    215 East Edgerton Street, Bryan, OH 43506
    County
    Williams County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43506CMPNN215EA
    EPA registry ID
    110000893784

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  9. Continental Tire North America IncToxics Release Inventory · Bryan
    Address
    927 South Union Street, Bryan, OH 43506
    County
    Williams County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43506GNRLT927SO
    EPA registry ID
    110000383460

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  10. Gbc Metals, Llc. D/B/A Bryan MetalsToxics Release Inventory · Bryan
    Address
    1103 S. Main St., Bryan, OH 43506
    County
    Williams County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43506BRYNM1103S
    EPA registry ID
    110000383442

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  11. Minteq Intl IncToxics Release Inventory · Bryan
    Address
    719 E. High St., Bryan, OH 43506
    County
    Williams County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    43506QGLYC719EH
    EPA registry ID
    110000766564

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  12. New Era Ohio LlcToxics Release Inventory · Bryan
    Address
    520 W Mulberry St, Bryan, OH 43506
    County
    Williams County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (closed)
    EPA program ID
    43506RCRPXONEAR
    EPA registry ID
    110022477425

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  13. Paragon Custom PlasticsToxics Release Inventory · Bryan
    Address
    402 N. Union St., Bryan, OH 43506
    County
    Williams County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43506PRGNC402NU
    EPA registry ID
    110000383497

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  14. Plastech-BryanToxics Release Inventory · Bryan
    Address
    918 S. Union Street, Bryan, OH 43506
    County
    Williams County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43506BRYNC918SU
    EPA registry ID
    110010296857

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  15. The Ohio Art Company (0386010161)Toxics Release Inventory · Bryan
    Address
    One Toy Street, Bryan, OH 43506
    County
    Williams County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43506THHRTONETO
    EPA registry ID
    110000745720

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.

Stations and terminals (1)

  1. Amtrak StationTrain station · Amtrak
    What it is
    Train station
    Operator
    Amtrak
    City
    Bryan
    Coordinates
    41.48035, -84.55275

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database and National Transit Map (2025). Bus stops are counted on the card and drawn on the full map.

Spills reported since 2021 (8)

  1. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-09-16 · Pulaski Twp
    Reported
    2024-09-16
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    50 gallons
    Where
    Pulaski Twp, Williams County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2409EPA0001582

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2024-09-08 · Bryan
    Reported
    2024-09-08
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Where
    Bryan, Williams County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2409EPA0001545

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Material Undetermined / Other2024-04-14 · Bryan
    Reported
    2024-04-14
    What spilled
    Material Undetermined / Other
    Where
    Bryan, Williams County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2404EPA0000616

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S) Reached water2023-12-26 · Bryan
    Reported
    2023-12-26
    What spilled
    Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S); Antifreeze Vehicle Cooling; Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
    Reached a waterway
    86 - Prairie Creek
    Where
    Bryan, Williams County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2312EPA0002089

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  5. Oil Crude2023-10-09 · Bryan
    Reported
    2023-10-09
    What spilled
    Oil Crude
    Where
    Bryan, Williams County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2310EPA0001741

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  6. Mercury / Quicksilver (Hg)2023-07-07 · Bryan
    Reported
    2023-07-07
    What spilled
    Mercury / Quicksilver (Hg)
    Where
    Bryan, Williams County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2307EPA0001122

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  7. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road) Reached water2022-05-12 · Bryan
    Reported
    2022-05-12
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    1 gallons
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Bryan, Williams County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2205EPA0000686

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  8. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2026-02-16 · Bryan
    Reported
    2026-02-16
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    1 gallons
    Where
    Bryan, Williams County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2602EPA0000185

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.

Its ZIP codes

Each ZIP code that touches Bryan, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
43506 Bryan 58% Regional glacial aquifer (generally identified as the Michindoh aquifer), groundwater wells 4.3 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1963 Bryan City · 3.5 stars overall No digital FEMA flood map for this county

Local government

Who holds office in Bryan, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.

Who holds office

OfficeNamePartyTerm endsContact
Member of Board of Public AffairsKaren Ford2029-12-31 312 John St.
Member of Board of Public AffairsBrian Davis2029-12-31 135 S Main St.
Member of Board of Public AffairsBob Eyre2029-12-31 304 Cason Dr.
Member of Board of Public AffairsAnnette Schreiner2027-12-31 313 N. Cherry St.
Member of Council (Ward 1)Mary Leatherman2029-12-31 1332 Bavarian Ln.
Member of Council (Ward 2)Richard Hupe2029-12-31 346 Center St.
Member of Council (Ward 3)F John Betts2029-12-31 135 Deerfield Cir.
Member of Council (Ward 4)Stephen Alspaugh2027-12-31 114 Laurie Dr.
Member of Council (At-Large)Jim Kozumplik2027-12-31 815 Navarre Ave.
MayorCarrie M. Schlade2029-12-31 901 Wesley Ave.

Roster as of 2026-07-06: county board of elections.

Auditor of State record

  • No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
  • Financial Health Indicators (the Auditor of State's 17 measures; critical / cautionary / positive): 2020 0 / 1 / 15; 2021 1 / 3 / 12; 2022 0 / 2 / 14; 2023 0 / 1 / 15; 2024 0 / 2 / 14; 2025 0 / 2 / 13.
  • Financial Audit, 2024, released 2025-11-06
  • Financial Audit, 2023, released 2024-09-26

The county

Williams County: 10 ZIP codes, 22 cities, villages and townships, 38,264 people.

Nearby places

Center Township, Williams County Pulaski Township, Williams County Jefferson Township, Williams County Washington Township, Defiance County Farmer Township, Defiance County Superior Township, Williams County Springfield Township, Williams County

Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on Bryan, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
2.30 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
31.6 in
about normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
17.0 in
a normal year brings 27.5 in
a normal year
36.6 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 2.30 — 29
September 2026 3.86 — 30
August 2026 7.93 — 31
July 2026 1.57 — 31
June 2026 1.98 — 30
May 2026 1.50 — 31
April 2026 6.76 — 30
March 2026 3.59 0.2 31
February 2026 0.63 4.4 28
January 2026 1.45 12.4 31
December 2025 1.47 6.2 31
November 2025 1.73 7.5 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year2011 — 52.9 in
Driest year1963 — 22.1 in
Snowiest year2014 — 66.7 in
Wettest day on record11 September 2014 — 4.10 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day27 February 1900 — 12.95 in
Deepest snow on the ground12 January 1918 — 22.01 in

Mostly estimated. Only 15% of these days come from a gauge standing inside Bryan - the rest are worked out from the nearest gauges around it, so read them as close estimates rather than readings.

48,879 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-29. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.

Environmental permits and filings

What Ohio EPA has on file for Bryan: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.

facilities and sites on file
49
those placed on the map inside Bryan
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Hazardous waste18
Air pollution11
Wastewater and stormwater discharge6
Voluntary cleanup4
Sewer and water-line construction3
Public drinking water2
State sewer loans2
Brownfield1
Composting1
Landfills1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
OAKWOOD MHP PWS Public drinking water violation resolved
POWER TRAIN COMPONENTS WAREHOUSE Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection
OAKWOOD MHP PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
TITAN TIRE CORP OF BRYAN Air pollution inspection
OAKWOOD MHP PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
BRYAN CITY PWS Public drinking water plan
BRYAN CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
POWER TRAIN COMPONENTS WAREHOUSE Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
BRYAN CITY PWS Public drinking water plan
FOUNTAIN CREEK SENIOR VILLAS Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection
BRYAN WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection
BRYAN CITY PWS Public drinking water plan
BRYAN WWTP Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection
OAKWOOD MHP PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
FOUNTAIN CREEK SENIOR VILLAS Sewer and water-line construction permit
BRYAN CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
OAKWOOD MHP PWS Public drinking water report
FOUNTAIN CREEK SENIOR VILLAS Sewer and water-line construction permit
SPANGLER CANDY CO Air pollution report
NOSTRUM LABORATORIES INC Air pollution report
OAKWOOD MHP PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
BRYAN CITY PWS Public drinking water plan
OAKWOOD MHP PWS Public drinking water plan
OAKWOOD MHP PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
BRYAN CITY PWS Public drinking water plan

Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.

Quick answers

What county is Bryan, Ohio in?

Bryan is a city in Williams County, Ohio, with 8,750 residents.

When was Bryan, Ohio founded?

Bryan was settled 1840; laid out 1840; incorporated 1841 (village); 1941 (city). Founders on record: John A. Bryan. Source

How did Bryan, Ohio get its name?

Named for its founder, John A. Source

What ZIP code is Bryan, Ohio?

Most of Bryan is in ZIP code 43506.

Where does Bryan, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Bryan (Bryan City): Regional glacial aquifer (generally identified as the Michindoh aquifer), groundwater wells.

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