Brighton, Missouri

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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]

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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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