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Welcome to Brighton ...

Brighton is located in Washington County<1>.

Brighton is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Brighton: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Brighton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Brighton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York (4), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (6), Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Brighton ...

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

  • Greenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Leland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Leland is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <4>
  • Lake Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Shaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shaw is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Benoit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Arcola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcola is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Arkansas City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Lamont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamont is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Stoneville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stoneville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
  • Napanee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Napanee is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brighton ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brighton - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Brighton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Brighton 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.