Do you know of Brightsville ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Brightsville. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Brightsville.<1>

Our sources for Brightsville (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Brightsville other than they indicate that Brightsville would be found somewhere in Marlboro County, South Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1828 and closed  in 1903.

Communities Also Named Brightsville ...

We found one communities that share the name Brightsville.

Within South Carolina, the name Brightsville is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Brightsville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Duval County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Brightsville [Duval County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Brightsville ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Brightsville:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Brightsville - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

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

The FIPS database contains an entry for Brightsville.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 45/09055   (Place Name: Brightsville)

County: Marlboro     (FIPS State/County: 45/069)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Brightsville) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Marlboro County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Marlboro County.