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 in 1895, Brighton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Garden City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Park City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Snyderville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Heber City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Cottonwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Peoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Draper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kamas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Williams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williams is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Sugar House ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millcreek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Murray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wallsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wanship
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Douglas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Jordan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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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