Welcome to Brighton ...

Brighton is located in Tift 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 1900.

Brighton is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Brighton: (229)

Communities Also Named Brighton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Brighton: This one is located in Tift County and the other is located in Douglas County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 55 communities that are also named Brighton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida, 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.

• Tifton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tifton
  • Tifton is located in Tift County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tifton <4>
• Fitzgerald
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
  • Fitzgerald is located in Ben Hill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fitzgerald <4>
• Ocilla
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocilla
  • Ocilla is located in Irwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocilla <4>
• Ashburn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
  • Ashburn is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashburn <4>
• Enigma
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enigma
  • Enigma is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enigma <4>
• Omega
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
  • Omega is located in Tift County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omega <4>
• Lenox
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Lenox is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <4>
• Poulan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poulan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulan
  • Poulan is located in Worth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulan <4>
• Ty Ty
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ty Ty
  • Ty Ty is located in Tift County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ty Ty <4>
• Sycamore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Sycamore is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sycamore <4>

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.

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

We also 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 1900.

We also found Brighton on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.

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 Tift County: www.tiftcounty.org/

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