Welcome to Bright ...

Bright is located in DeSoto County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Bright, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bright, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Bright is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bright lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Bright: (662)

Communities Also Named Bright ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Bright - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bright.

Communities near Bright ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bright.

• Southaven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
  • Southaven is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southaven <5>
• Collierville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collierville
  • Collierville is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collierville <5>
• Olive Branch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <5>
• Germantown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Germantown is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <5>
• Horn Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Lake
  • Horn Lake is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horn Lake <5>
• Hernando
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernando
  • Hernando is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernando <5>
• Senatobia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senatobia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senatobia
  • Senatobia is located in Tate County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senatobia <5>
• Coldwater
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Tate County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <5>
• Walls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
  • Walls is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
  • Former name for Walls:
  • Alpika
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <5>
• Byhalia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byhalia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia
  • Byhalia is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byhalia <5>

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 Bright. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bright.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bright. 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 Bright.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bright. See our Newspapers Page for Bright.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bright ...

Looking for more information about Bright? 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 Bright, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bright.

Adding Bright to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bright 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 Bright was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bright post office opened in 1890.

We also found Bright in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bright.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bright. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for DeSoto County: www.desotoms.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/