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Welcome to Brightwater ...

Brightwater is located in Benton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brightwater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Brightwater is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brightwater lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Brightwater: 479

Communities Also Named Brightwater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Brightwater - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Maine and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Brightwater ...

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

  • Springdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rogers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bentonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bella Vista
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Centerton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lowell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <3>
  • Pea Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
    • Pea Ridge is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pea Ridge <3>
  • Cave Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel Heights
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
    • Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
  • Little Flock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Flock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
    • Little Flock is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brightwater ...

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

Adding Brightwater to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Brightwater post office opened in 1882.

We also found Brightwater on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brightwater.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brightwater - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/