Welcome to New Brighton ...

New Brighton is located in Richmond County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Brighton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

New Brighton is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named New Brighton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named New Brighton - they are located in British Columbia, California, Kansas, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near New Brighton ...

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

• New York
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New York
  • From New Brighton to New York
• Bronx
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bronx
  • From New Brighton to Bronx
• Newark
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newark
  • From New Brighton to Newark
• Jersey City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jersey City
  • From New Brighton to Jersey City
• Paterson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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  • Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paterson
  • From New Brighton to Paterson
• Elizabeth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elizabeth
  • From New Brighton to Elizabeth
• Clifton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clifton
  • From New Brighton to Clifton
• Passaic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Passaic
  • From New Brighton to Passaic
• Union City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Union City
  • From New Brighton to Union City
• East Orange
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Orange
  • From New Brighton to East Orange

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Brighton ...

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

Adding New Brighton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New 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 New Brighton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

X2X - From that list, the New Brighton post office opened in 1850.

We also found New Brighton in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Brighton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/