Brighton, Missouri

Butterfield Overland Mail Route 1858-1861 period on a modern topographical map showing the probable location of James H.M. Smith Relay Station by Gregory Wadley

Butterfield Overland Mail Route on the Boonville Road 1858-1861 period on a modern topographical map by Gregory Wadley

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. James H.M. Smith Relay Station was just north of Brighton on the Butterfield Overland Mail Route.

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

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brighton, Missouri
2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
3. "Brighton ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
5. "Polk County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
6. Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 19. ISBN   9780826210210.

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