Welcome to Brighton ...

Brighton is located in Highlands County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brighton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

Brighton is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Brighton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Brighton: (863)

Communities Also Named Brighton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Brighton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York (4), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (6), Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Brighton ...

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

• Okeechobee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okeechobee
  • Okeechobee is located in Okeechobee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okeechobee <4>
• Lake Placid
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
  • Lake Placid is located in Highlands County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <4>
• Buckhead Ridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead Ridge
  • Buckhead Ridge is located in Glades County
• Archbold
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
  • Archbold is located in Highlands County
• Sylvan Shores
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Shores
  • Sylvan Shores is located in Highlands County
• Cypress Quarters
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Quarters
  • Cypress Quarters is located in Okeechobee County
• Lakeport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
  • Lakeport is located in Glades County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <4>
• Lorida
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorida
  • Lorida is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorida <4>
• Taylor Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Creek
  • Taylor Creek is located in Okeechobee County
• Placid Lakes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placid Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Lakes
  • Placid Lakes is located in Highlands County

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 Brighton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brighton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brighton ...

Looking for more information about Brighton? 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 Brighton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brighton.

Adding Brighton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brighton 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 Brighton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brighton post office opened in 1927.

We also found Brighton on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brighton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Highlands County: www.hcbcc.net/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/