Welcome to Bright ...
Bright is located in Clark County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bright, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Bright is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bright lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bright: 715 & 534<3>
Communities Also Named Bright ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Bright - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bright.
Communities near Bright ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bright.
- Medford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Abbotsford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbotsford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Abbotsford is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Colby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Spencer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Thorp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Loyal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Owen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Owen is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Dorchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Stetsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bright.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bright. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bright. See our Newspapers Page for Bright.
Adding Bright to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bright in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bright was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Bright post office opened in 1902.
We also found Bright in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bright.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bright. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bright - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Bright area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Bright area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |