Welcome to Brighton ...

The town of Brighton is located in Tipton County<1>.

The location of Brighton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brighton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brighton has a population of 2,920 people<3> (see below for details).

Brighton is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Brighton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Brighton, you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Brighton: (731)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brighton had an population of 2,920 people. This is an increase of 6.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 69.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brighton had a population of 2,735 people. This makes Brighton the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Brighton represents 0.04% of the total population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 139th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,735 people, the population of Brighton increased 59.1% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,719 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Brighton.

Communities Also Named Brighton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Brighton: This one is located in Tipton County and the other is located in Lincoln County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 55 communities that are also named Brighton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York (4), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (6), Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brighton.

Communities near Brighton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brighton.

• Bartlett
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <5>
• Spring Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
• Lakeland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Lakeland is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <5>
• Arlington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Millington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
  • Millington is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millington <5>
• Atoka
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atoka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
  • Atoka is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atoka <5>
• Covington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <5>
• Munford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
  • Munford is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <5>
• Mount Carmel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people
• Mason
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <5>

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 Brighton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brighton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brighton. 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 Brighton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brighton. See our Newspapers Page for Brighton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brighton ...

Looking for more information about Brighton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brighton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brighton.

Adding Brighton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brighton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brighton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brighton post office opened in 1873.

We also found Brighton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brighton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brighton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tipton County: www.tiptonco.com

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/