Welcome to Brightshade ...
Brightshade is located in Clay County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Brightshade, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brightshade, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
Brightshade is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Brightshade lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Brightshade: (606)
Communities near Brightshade ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brightshade.
- Barbourville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbourville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
- Barbourville is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barbourville <5>
- Pineville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Bell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <5>
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
- Hyden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyden
- Hyden is located in Leslie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyden <5>
- Wallins Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallins Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Goose Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Roark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Scalf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Garrard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Woollum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Brightshade. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brightshade.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brightshade. 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 Brightshade.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brightshade. See our Newspapers Page for Brightshade.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brightshade ...
Looking for more information about Brightshade? 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 Brightshade, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brightshade.
Adding Brightshade to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brightshade 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 Brightshade was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Brightshade post office opened in 1883.
We also found Brightshade in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brightshade.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brightshade. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clay, 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 Brightshade - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |