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Welcome to Bright Star ...Bright Star is located in Blount County<1>. We aren't confident of the location of Bright Star, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Bright Star, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Bright Star is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Bright Star lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Bright Star, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Area codes for Bright Star: (205) and (269)<4> Communities Also Named Bright Star ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Bright Star - they are located in Arkansas (2), Georgia and Texas (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bright Star. Communities near Bright Star ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bright Star.
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 Bright Star. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bright Star. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bright Star. 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 Bright Star. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bright Star. See our Newspapers Page for Bright Star. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bright Star ...Looking for more information about Bright Star? 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 Bright Star, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bright Star. Adding Bright Star to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Bright Star 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 Bright Star was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Bright Star on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Bright Star. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bright Star. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/ The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/ Footnotes ...
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