Welcome to Brighton ...

Brighton is located in Lorain County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brighton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1825.

Brighton is 900 feet [274 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: 440 & 436<3>

Communities Also Named Brighton ...

While we believe that this Brighton is located in Lorain County, we know of another 5 Ohio communities named Brighton. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clark, Cuyahoga, Hamilton, Muskingum and Wood County.

Beyond Ohio, 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 Jersey, New York (4), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (4), 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.

Websites for Brighton ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.loraincountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Brighton, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Brighton ...

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

Elyria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
- Elyria is located in Lorain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,873 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elyria
- From Brighton to Elyria
Norwalk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,782 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Norwalk
- From Brighton to Norwalk
Amherst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Lorain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,387 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <4>
Vermilion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
- Vermilion is located in Lorain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,473 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermilion <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Vermilion
- From Brighton to Vermilion
Oberlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
- Oberlin is located in Lorain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oberlin
- From Brighton to Oberlin
Grafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Lorain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,974 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grafton
- From Brighton to Grafton
Wellington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Wellington is located in Lorain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <4>
Lodi
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Medina County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lodi
- From Brighton to Lodi
Lagrange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagrange
- Lagrange is located in Lorain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lagrange <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lagrange
- From Brighton to Lagrange
New London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brighton post office opened in 1825.

We also found Brighton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brighton.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Lorain, 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 440 code has been Overlayed with the 436 area code. New phone numbers in the Brighton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 440 or 436. 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.
<5>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/