Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
Topographic maps of the area. Brighton is in the third image.
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
^
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 / 37.45778; -93.34806