Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Brighton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brighton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Brighton is located in Muskingum County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Muskingum County: Coshocton, Guernsey, Licking, Morgan, Noble & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Brighton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brighton:
- Muskingum County (The home county of Brighton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Zanesville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Zanesville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Wortley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- North Zanesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Darlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Buckeye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Gilbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Philo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Cannelville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Fultonham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Rock Cut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Hartleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Trimble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Conesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Cooperdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- West Bedford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Plainfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coshocton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Guilford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Canal Lewisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Mohawk Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- West Lafayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nellie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Warsaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Metham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- West Rushville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Lakeside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Thurston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Claysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Abledell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Bluebell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Cambridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Oldham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Byesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Birds Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Buffalo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jobs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Sand Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Bladensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Esto ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Gratiot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Hanover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Reform
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Ben
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Harbor Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Deavertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Durant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Morganville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Malta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McConnelsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Neelysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Reinersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Westland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Elliott Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Hackney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Stockport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Todds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Olive Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Hoskinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Belle Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sarahsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Roseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crooksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Perry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Redfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Clover Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Chalfants
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Rehoboth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Glenford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Carthon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Junction City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscarawas County
- Postboy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brighton, see our County-by-County Page for Brighton.
Cemeteries Near Brighton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brighton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Brighton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brighton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Moxahala Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- United Jewish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McKendree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (587 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Miller - Spangler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Brighton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brighton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Putnam
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Putnam is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Zanesville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Zanesville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- West Zanesville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Zanesville
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Muskingum is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Oakland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Lewis ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lewis is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Darlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Buckeye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Dillon Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon Falls is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Falls
- Brush Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Sealover ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sealover is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealover
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Griffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- White Cottage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Cottage is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cottage
- Stovertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stovertown is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovertown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brighton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brighton.
Newspapers Published in Brighton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brighton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brighton, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brighton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brighton:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Coshocton County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Tuscarawas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brighton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brighton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |