Brighton is an unincorporated community in southern Polk County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located at the intersection of Missouri Routes 13 and 215. Bolivar is eleven miles to the north and Springfield is approximately fifteen miles south.[2]
Brighton is part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP Code for Brighton is 65617.[3]
A post office called Brighton has been in operation since 1852.[4] The community takes its name from Brighton, Tennessee, the native home of a large share of the first settlers.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brighton, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Brighton ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- ^ "Polk County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- ^ Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 19. ISBN 9780826210210.
37°27′28″N 93°20′53″W / 37.45778°N 93.34806°W
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