Welcome to Brighton ...

Brighton is located in LaGrange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brighton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Brighton is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Brighton: (260)

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), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, 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.

• Sturgis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <3>
• Kendallville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendallville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
  • Kendallville is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendallville <3>
• Angola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Angola is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <3>
• LaGrange
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
  • LaGrange is located in LaGrange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <3>
• Bronson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
  • Bronson is located in Branch County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <3>
• Fremont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
• Constantine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constantine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
  • Constantine is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Constantine <3>
• White Pigeon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
  • White Pigeon is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Pigeon <3>
• Centreville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
• Rome City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
  • Rome City is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome City <3>

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 1837.

We also found Brighton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 LaGrange County: www.lagrangecounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov