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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) & (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.

  • Albertville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Boaz
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
    • Boaz is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <5>
  • Guntersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
    • Guntersville is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
    • Former names for Guntersville:
    • Gunter's Ferry
    • Gunter's Landing
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <5>
  • Arab
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
    • Arab is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <5>
  • Oneonta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Sardis City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
    • Sardis City is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
  • Blountsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
    • Blountsville is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountsville <5>
  • Cleveland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
  • Altoona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Altoona is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <5>
  • Snead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
    • Snead is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snead <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 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.

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 ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bright Star - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (269) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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