Welcome to Brightseat ...
Brightseat is located in Prince George's County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brightseat, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
Brightseat is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Brightseat lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Brightseat: 301, 227 & 240<3>
Communities near Brightseat ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brightseat.
- Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bowie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <4>
- College Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <4>
- Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
- Greenbelt
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
- Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
- Hyattsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <4>
- Takoma Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Church
(16 miles [25.7 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 Brightseat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brightseat.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brightseat. 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 Brightseat.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brightseat. See our Newspapers Page for Brightseat.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brightseat ...
Looking for more information about Brightseat? 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 Brightseat, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brightseat.
Adding Brightseat to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brightseat 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 Brightseat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Brightseat post office opened in 1875.
We also found Brightseat in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brightseat.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Prince George's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brightseat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Brightseat area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Brightseat area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |