Brighton, Indiana

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|subdivision_name2 = LaGrange

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|subdivision_name3 = Greenfield

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Brighton is an unincorporated community in Greenfield Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.

History

Brighton was originally called Lexington, and under the latter name was laid out in 1836.{{cite book|title=Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AVM0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA226|year=1882|publisher=F.A. Battey & Company|pages=226–228}} A post office called Brighton was established in 1837, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1911.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Lagrange | title=LaGrange County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=9 December 2014 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111243/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Lagrange | archivedate=4 March 2016 }}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in LaGrange County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana