Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brighton had a population of 214 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Brighton had a population of 2,929 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Idaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Idaville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Munford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Atoka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burlison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Barretville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barretville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretville
- Covington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilt Edge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Rosemark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rosemark is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemark
- Gainesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Estimated population in 2014: 958 people
- Detroit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Bride
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bride is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Kerrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kerrville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrville
- Tabernacle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tabernacle is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Drummonds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Braden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quito
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quito is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quito
- Gallaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Pillow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Mack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mack is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Rialto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rialto is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
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