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Welcome to Bright Star ...

Bright Star is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Bright Star is located in Rains County<1>.

Bright Star is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bright Star lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bright Star: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Bright Star ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Bright Star: This one is located in Rains County and the other is located in Van Zandt County.

Beyond Texas, there are 5 communities that are also named Bright Star - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2) and Georgia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bright Star.

Communities near Bright Star ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bright Star.

  • Mineola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Saline
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Quitman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Edgewood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Emory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • East Tawakoni
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
  • Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Como
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Como is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <4>
  • Lone Oak
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Alba
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

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 Bright Star. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bright Star.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bright Star. 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 Bright Star.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bright Star. See our Newspapers Page for Bright Star.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bright Star ...

Looking for more information about Bright Star? 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 Bright Star, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bright Star.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Rains, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bright Star - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Bright Star area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Bright Star area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.