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Nearest Communities to Brighton,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Brighton, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Brighton:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Brighton is located in Washington County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk & Louisa.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 139 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Brighton. Of these communities, 117 are located in counties other than Washington County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Brighton (which is Washington County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Brighton

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Washington County   (where Brighton resides)
    • County Website:   https://washingtoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Washington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Brighton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Brighton.
      • Coppock
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Coppock is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
      • Grace Hill
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Grace Hill is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill
      • Eureka ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Eureka is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Rubio
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Rubio is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
      • Titu
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Titu is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titu
      • Noble
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Noble is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Washington
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Chester
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • West Chester is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
      • Havre
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Crawfordsville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lexington
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Lexington is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Ainsworth
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Continue List   (10 more) ...
        • Haskins
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Haskins is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskins
        • Daytonville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Daytonville is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytonville
        • Nira
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Richmond
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Richmond is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
        • Wellman
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Kalona
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Kalona is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <3>
        • Wassonville ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Wassonville is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassonville
        • Yatton ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Yatton is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatton
        • Riverside
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
  • Davis County
  • Des Moines County
  • Henry County
    • County Website:   https://henrycounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Henry:   Mount Pleasant
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Brighton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Brighton.
      • Wayland
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Trenton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Trenton is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Olds
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Swedesburg
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Belfast ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Belfast is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
      • Rome
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Rome is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
      • Traxler ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Traxler is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traxler
      • Westwood
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Westwood is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Oakland Mills
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Winfield
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Denova
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Denova is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denova
      • Mount Pleasant
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Mount Union
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Mount Union is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
          • Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
        • Hillsboro
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Hillsboro is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
        • Salem
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • New London
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Baltimore ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Baltimore is located in Henry County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Iowa County
  • Jefferson County
    • County Website:   https://jeffersoncounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Fairfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Brighton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Brighton.
      • Pleasant Plain
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • East Pleasant Plain
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • East Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pleasant Plain
      • Veo
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Veo is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veo
      • Germanville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Germanville is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanville
      • Merrimac
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Merrimac is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
      • Perlee
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Salina
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Salina is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
      • Beckwith
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Beckwith is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
      • Lockridge
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Fairfield
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Maharishi Vedic City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
      • Packwood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • Glasgow
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Brookville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
        • Whitefield ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Whitefield is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
        • Linby
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Bernhart
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Bernhart is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernhart
        • Abingdon
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Pekin
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Ellmaker
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Ellmaker is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellmaker
        • Libertyville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Collett
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Collett is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
        • Batavia
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson County
  • Keokuk County
    • County Website:   https://keokukcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Keokuk:   Sigourney
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Brighton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Brighton.
      • Richland
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Talleyrand
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Keota
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ollie
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ioka ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Ioka is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ioka
      • Harper
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Harper is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Lanscaster
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Lanscaster is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanscaster
      • Nugent
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Nugent is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
      • Creswell
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Creswell is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
      • Kinross
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Kinross is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Sigourney
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Martinsburg
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • South English
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Hayesville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
        • Webster
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Webster is located in Keokuk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
        • Hedrick
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Delta
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Keswick
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee County
  • Louisa County
    • County Website:   https://louisacountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Louisa:   Wapello
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Brighton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Brighton.
      • Wyman
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Cotter
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Cotter is located in Louisa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
      • Bethel
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Bethel is located in Louisa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Columbus City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Columbus City is located in Louisa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
      • Gladwin
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Columbus Junction
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Marsh
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Marsh is located in Louisa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
      • Cairo
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Cairo is located in Louisa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Hillsboro ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Hillsboro is located in Louisa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Lafayette ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Lafayette is located in Louisa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
      • Fredonia
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Fredonia is located in Louisa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Bard
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Bard is located in Louisa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
      • Morning Sun
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Muscatine County
  • Van Buren County
    • County Website:   https://www.vanburencounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Van Buren:   Keosauqua
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Brighton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Brighton.
      • Birmingham
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
      • Parksville ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Parksville is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
      • Stockport
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Winchester
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Winchester is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Utica
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Utica is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Kilbourn
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Pierceville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Pierceville is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
      • Douds
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrisburg
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Harrisburg is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Mount Zion
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Leando
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Selma
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pittsburg
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Pittsburg is located in Van Buren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Wapello County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brighton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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