Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brighton had a population of 697 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Brighton had a population of 2,119 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Miles Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fosterburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Piasa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Godfrey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delhi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shipman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fidelity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
- Upper Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Upper Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
- Dorsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Medora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Newbern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newbern
- Melville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McClusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newbern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethalto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Plainview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jerseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elsah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prairietown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Challacombe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kemper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kemper is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brighton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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