Welcome to Brighton ...

Brighton is located in Sussex County<1>.

Brighton is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brighton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Brighton: 973 & 862<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, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, 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.

• Morristown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
  • Morristown has also been known as:
  • New Hanover
  • West Hanover
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Morristown
  • From Brighton to Morristown
• Dover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• Hackettstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
  • Hackettstown is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hackettstown
  • From Brighton to Hackettstown
• Boonton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
  • Boonton is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boonton
  • From Brighton to Boonton
• Newton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
• Belvidere
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Belvidere
  • From Brighton to Belvidere
• Delaware Water Gap
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Water Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Water Gap
  • Delaware Water Gap is located in Monroe County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware Water Gap <5>
• Portland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Portland
  • From Brighton to Portland
• Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Village
  • Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
  • Waterloo Village has also been known as:
  • Waterloo
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Waterloo Village
  • From Brighton to Waterloo Village
• Lake Mohawk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohawk
  • Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County

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.

Adding Brighton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brighton 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 Brighton was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brighton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussex.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/