Welcome to Brightwater ...

Brightwater is located in Benton County<1>.

The location of Brightwater has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brightwater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Brightwater is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brightwater lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Brightwater: (479)

Communities Also Named Brightwater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Brightwater - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Maine and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brightwater.

Communities near Brightwater ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brightwater.

• Springdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <4>
• Rogers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Rogers is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <4>
• Bentonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
  • Bentonville is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonville <4>
• Bella Vista
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Vista
  • Bella Vista is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 27,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bella Vista <4>
• Centerton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerton
  • Centerton is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerton <4>
• Lowell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <4>
• Pea Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Pea Ridge is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pea Ridge <4>
• Cave Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
  • Cave Springs is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
• Bethel Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
  • Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
• Little Flock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Flock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
  • Little Flock is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brightwater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brightwater.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brightwater. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brightwater.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brightwater. See our Newspapers Page for Brightwater.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brightwater ...

Looking for more information about Brightwater? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Brightwater, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brightwater.

Adding Brightwater to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brightwater in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brightwater was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brightwater post office opened in 1882.

We also found Brightwater on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brightwater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brightwater. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/