Brighton Township, Macoupin County IL





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Brighton Township
Macoupin County, Illinois
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Towns in Brighton Township
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The population for Brighton Township in 1870 was 1,794.

The towns in Brighton Township are:

The towns in Brighton Township are:


Brighton Information
Lat 390223N Long 0900826W

Brighton is located in Sections 18 and 19 of Brighton Township. Illinois Place Names book: Brighton Post Office was established 11 Mar 1837. Brighton was incorporated as a village 23 Feb 1859.
From the Illinois Place Names Book, In the "1911 History, p 412", it was written that, "Brighton now includes Bristol."

Brighton's population in 1980 was 2,364 and in 1990 the population was 2,270.

Victor Hicken who was raised in Gillespie writes, "Meredith Wilson of "The Music Man" fame used to spend his summers with his grandmother in Brighton, Illinois. In fact, in the movie, the first scene opens at a train station named Brighton."

Merchants in Brighton - 1880

Brighton IL Website

Brighton Town Map and Yellow Pages


(Miles Station) (Miles)
Lat 390410N Long 0900626W

Miles Station was located in Sections 4 and 9 of Brighton Township. The location of Miles Station is marked on a current plat map. Miles Station was named after Jonathan R Miles, Postmaster. Illinois Place Names book: Miles Station Post Office was established 14 Mar 1856 and disbanded 31 Aug 1914, now Miles and served by Brighton Postal Service. Miles was listed in Rand McNally in 1956.








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