Welcome to Brightwood ...

Brightwood is located in Madison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brightwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Brightwood is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Brightwood: (540)

Communities Also Named Brightwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Brightwood - they are located in Indiana, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Brightwood ...

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

• Culpeper
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
  • Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culpeper <4>
• Orange
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
• Stanley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <4>
• Gordonsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
  • Gordonsville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <4>
• Stanardsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
  • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>
• Madison
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Aroda
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
  • Aroda is located in Madison County
• Ruth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
  • Ruth is located in Madison County
• Slate Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
  • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
• Burnt Tree
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
  • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brightwood ...

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

Adding Brightwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brightwood 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 Brightwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brightwood post office opened in 1895.

We also found Brightwood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brightwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/