Brighton Genealogy (in Washington County, IA)
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Brighton Birth Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry 
Iowa, Birth Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Brighton Cemetery Records
Ann Gowey Cemetery Find a Grave
Courtney Cemetery Billion Graves
Gatlin Cemetery Find a Grave
Gould Funeral Home records, Washington County, Brighton, Iowa WorldCat
Hillcrest Cemetery Billion Graves
Hope Lutheran Cemetery Billion Graves
Iowa Cemetery Records Ancestry
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa Graves WPA Survey US Gen Web
Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Ancestry
Lower Richwoods Cemetery Billion Graves
Memorial Miller Cemetery Find a Grave
Memorial Miller Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Polishville Cemetery Billion Graves
Saints Peter and Paul German Catholic Cemetery Billion Graves
Sandy Hook Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Sandy Hook Cemetery Billion Graves
Sandy Hook Cemetery Find a Grave
Union Cemetery Billion Graves
Brighton Census Records
1849 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1851 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1852 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1854 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1856 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1859 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1885 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1895 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1905 Iowa State Census MyHeritage
1905 Iowa State Census Ancestry
1905 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1915 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1925 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
Federal Census of 1940, Brighton in Cass County, Iowa LDS Genealogy
Federal Census of 1940, Brighton in Washington County, Iowa LDS Genealogy
Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Brighton Church Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry
A century of grace, 1845-1945, brief history FamilySearch Library
Brighton City Directories
Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory: 1882 - Brighton US Gen Web Archives
Brighton Death Records
1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage
1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry
Death records, 1880-1931 FamilySearch Library
Gould Funeral Home records, Washington County, Brighton, Iowa FamilySearch Library
Gould Funeral Home records, Washington County, Brighton, Iowa WorldCat
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa, Death Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Ancestry
Washington County, Iowa, Omar Hoskins Funeral Home : Brighton, Iowa FamilySearch Library
Brighton Histories and Genealogies
Memories of the Richland, Iowa area : including Brighton and Packwood FamilySearch Library
Brighton Immigration Records
Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry
Naturalization papers, 1854-1929 FamilySearch Library
US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes Washington County, IA) MyHeritage
Washington County, Iowa index to naturalization records FamilySearch Library
Brighton Land Records
Deeds, 1840-1923; index, 1840-1902 FamilySearch Library
Land transfer books, 1866-1921 FamilySearch Library
Original land entries, 1839-1908 FamilySearch Library
Brighton Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Brighton, Washington County, Iowa, 1933 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Brighton, Washington County, Iowa, April 1899 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Brighton, Washington County, Iowa, August 1933 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Brighton, Washington County, Iowa, May 1909 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Brighton, Washington County, Iowa, November 1893 Library of Congress
Brighton Marriage Records
1880-1940 Iowa Marriage Records Ancestry
Iowa Marriages 1809-1992 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa, Marriages, 1836-1926 MyHeritage
Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 Ancestry
Marriage licenses, 1910-1914, 1943-1959, 1967-1969 FamilySearch Library
Marriage records, 1839-1932 FamilySearch Library
Brighton Newspapers and Obituaries
Births, marriages, and deaths extracted from Washington County, Iowa, newspapers, 1800s-2000 FamilySearch Library
Brighton Enterprise 1882-1970 Southeast Iowa
Brighton News 1905-1911 Southeast Iowa
Brighton Pioneer and Home Visitor 1869-1870 Southeast Iowa
Brighton Record 1913-1913 Southeast Iowa
Brighton Register 1871-1873 Southeast Iowa
Brighton Reporter 1880-1881 Southeast Iowa
Brighton Star 1874-1877 Southeast Iowa
Daily Comet 1886-1886 Southeast Iowa
Greenback World 1879-1880 Southeast Iowa
Western Star 1873-1873 Southeast Iowa
Offline Newspapers for BrightonAccording to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. Brighton Enterprise. (Brighton, Iowa) 1882-1970 Brighton News. (Brighton, Washington County, Iowa) 1890s-1912 Brighton Pioneer and Home Visitor. (Brighton, Iowa) 1868-1870 Brighton Record. (Brighton, Washington County, Iowa) 1912-1915 Brighton Register. (Brighton, Iowa) 1871-1873 Brighton Reporter. (Brighton, Iowa) 1880-1881 Brighton Star. (Brighton, Iowa) 1874-1879 Greenback World. (Brighton, Iowa) 1879-1882 Weekly News. (Brighton, Iowa) 1883-1890s Western Star. (Brighton, Iowa) 1873-1874 |
Brighton Probate Records
Brighton School Records
Brighton High School - Sparx Yearbook (Brighton, IA), 1940, 1941 E Yearbook
Brighton High School yearbook, 1940, 1941 Classmates
Brighton High School yearbook, 1940, 1941 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Brighton High School yearbook, 1940, 1941 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Brighton Tax Records
Tax lists, 1860-1879 FamilySearch Library
Washington County, Iowa tax records, 1860-1879 FamilySearch Library
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