Brighton is an

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in southern Polk County,

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, United States. It is located at the intersection of Missouri Routes 13 and

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. James H.M. Smith Relay Station was just north of Brighton on the

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. Bolivar is eleven miles to the north and Springfield is approximately fifteen miles south. Brighton is part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP Code for Brighton is 65617. A post office called Brighton has been in operation since 1852. The community takes its name from

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, the native home of a large share of the first settlers.

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