Welcome to Brighton ...Brighton is located in Lincoln County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Brighton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888. Brighton is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Brighton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Brighton (for example, toward Cole City (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Area Code for Brighton: 931 Communities Also Named Brighton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Brighton: This one is located in Lincoln County and the other is located in Tipton County. Beyond Tennessee, 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), Ohio (6), Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brighton. Communities near Brighton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brighton.
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 (so far) for Brighton was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888). For more details, see References and Mentions for Brighton. Footnotes ...
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