Welcome to Brighton ...

Brighton is located in Tillamook 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 1912.

Brighton is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brighton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Brighton: (503) and (971)<4>

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, 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), 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.

• Tillamook
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillamook
  • Tillamook is located in Tillamook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tillamook <5>
• Cannon Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Beach
  • Cannon Beach is located in Clatsop County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Beach <5>
• Rockaway Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
  • Rockaway Beach is located in Tillamook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockaway Beach <5>
• Bay City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
  • Bay City is located in Tillamook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <5>
• Garibaldi
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garibaldi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garibaldi
  • Garibaldi is located in Tillamook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garibaldi <5>
• Manzanita
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manzanita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanita
  • Manzanita is located in Tillamook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manzanita <5>
• Nehalem
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nehalem
  • Nehalem is located in Tillamook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nehalem <5>
• Foss
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
  • Foss is located in Tillamook County
• Twin Rocks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rocks
  • Twin Rocks is located in Tillamook County
• Barview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barview
  • Barview is located in Tillamook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barview <5>

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.<6>

From that list, the Brighton post office opened in 1912.

We also found Brighton on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Oregon (1949).

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 Tillamook County: www.co.tillamook.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/