Brighton, Missouri

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, approximately fifteen miles north of Springfield. Brighton is part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area.

A post office called Brighton has been in operation since 1852.[2] The community takes its name from Brighton, Tennessee, the native home of a large share of the first settlers.[3][4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brighton, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. "Polk County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  4. Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 19.


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