Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Brighton came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Brighton in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Brighton. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Brighton data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Brighton:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Utah Place Names
Written by: Van Cott, John W.
Published by the University of Utah Press, 1990
(Available from Amazon.com)

Map from 1900 (unknown title/publisher)

Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Brighton. See our Misc Page for Brighton for more information.