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Welcome to Bright Star ...

Bright Star is located in Douglas County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Bright Star, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Bright Star is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Bright Star (for example, toward Fruithurst (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Bright Star: (470)<4>, (678) & (770)

Websites for Bright Star ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.douglascountygeorgia.com/

Junior League:   www.jldouglascounty.org/

Communities Also Named Bright Star ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Bright Star - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2) and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Bright Star ...

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

  • South Fulton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
    • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
  • Douglasville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Carrollton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Pontevedra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontevedra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
    • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
  • Union City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <5>
  • Fairburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Villa Rica
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Powder Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Powder Springs Chase
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Springs Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
    • Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
  • College Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bright Star. 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 Bright Star.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bright Star ...

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

Adding Bright Star to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bright Star in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bright Star was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bright Star post office opened in 1876.

We also found Bright Star on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bright Star.

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bright Star - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Of the area codes for Bright Star, area code (470, 678) is an overlay.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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