Welcome to Brighton ...

Brighton is located in Hampton 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 1849.

Brighton is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Brighton is within the (803) area code.

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), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, 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.

• Springfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Effingham County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Ridgeland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <4>
• Two Sisters Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
  • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
• Hampton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Varnville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnville
  • Varnville is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnville <4>
• Estill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill
  • Estill is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill <4>
• Haddonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
  • Haddonville is located in Effingham County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
• Newington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
  • Newington is located in Screven County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newington <4>
• Gifford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
  • Gifford is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <4>
• Oliver
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Oliver is located in Screven County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver <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 1849.

We also found Brighton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Hampton County: www.hamptoncountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/