Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Brighton came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Brighton in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Brighton. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Brighton, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Brighton:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Brighton is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Brighton in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Brighton for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Brighton. See our Misc Page for Brighton for more information.