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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Tipton County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tipton County: Crittenden (AR), Mississippi (AR), Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale & Shelby.
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:
- Tipton County (The home county of Brighton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Clopton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clopton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
- Idaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Idaville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Mount Carmel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people
- Munford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burlison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Atoka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- 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
- Bride
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bride is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Detroit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- 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
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Braden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gallaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Withe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Feathers Chapel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
- Canadaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Macon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Elba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Somerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethel is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
- Fayette Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fayette Corners is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corners
- Williston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Hancock County
- Keeling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Fredonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Stanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nutbush
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Dancyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Ko Ko
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Toulon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Woodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eurekaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- 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
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Glimp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Henning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luckett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Durhamville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Ashport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Daniels Point Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
- Arp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Ripley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flippin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Edith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Gates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Rosemark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rosemark is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemark
- Millington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cuba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Lucy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Spring Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
- Bartlett
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Giles Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Giles Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
- Woodstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Ramsey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Cordova
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Binghampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- Crittenden County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Clarkedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Jericho
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Mound City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mississippi County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Driver
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Driver is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Wilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- Osceola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <1>
- Marie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marie is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Luxora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Luxora is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Bassett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bassett is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Joiner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Keiser
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keiser is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Bardstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Burdette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burdette is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Frenchmans Bayou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Victoria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Victoria is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Dyess
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dyess is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyess <1>
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.
- Morrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crigger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clopton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ravenscroft Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galilee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- Tipton Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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>
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.
These 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
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- 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
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 28 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 21 miles [33.8 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 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 Tennessee
- Pages specific to Tipton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Hancock County
- Haywood County
- Lauderdale County
- Shelby County
- Crittenden County
- Mississippi County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brighton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |