Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Brightwood came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Brightwood in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Brightwood. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Brightwood data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Brightwood:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Brightwood. See our Misc Page for Brightwood for more information.