Brighton Genealogy (in Macoupin County, IL)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Brighton are also found through the Macoupin County and Illinois pages.


Brighton Cemetery Records

Asbury Cemetery Find a Grave online

Dehne Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Dehne Cemetery Find a Grave online

Index, Brighton Township cemeteries and family histories, Macoupin County, 1800-1985 : by June Wilderman and Jean Halcom, 1986 FamilySearch Library

Brighton Census Records

Federal Census of 1940, Brighton Township, Illinois LDS Genealogy online

Brighton Church Records

Records of St. Alphonsus, St. Denis Parish, Combination Register 1868-1962; Deaths 1904-1975; Marriages 1896-1950 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Brighton Death Records

Records of St. Alphonsus, St. Denis Parish, Combination Register 1868-1962; Deaths 1904-1975; Marriages 1896-1950 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Brighton Histories and Genealogies

Brighton centennial, a century of incorporation, 1869-1969 Genealogy Gophers online

Index, Brighton Township cemeteries and family histories, Macoupin County, 1800-1985 : by June Wilderman and Jean Halcom, 1986 FamilySearch Library

There the heart is : a history of Brighton, Illinois, 1826-1964 FamilySearch Library

Brighton Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Brighton, Macoupin County, Illinois, February 1894 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Brighton, Macoupin County, Illinois, January 1900 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Brighton, Macoupin County, Illinois, November 1910 Library of Congress online

Brighton Marriage Records

Records of St. Alphonsus, St. Denis Parish, Combination Register 1868-1962; Deaths 1904-1975; Marriages 1896-1950 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Brighton Newspapers and Obituaries

Offline Newspapers for Brighton

According 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 Advance. (Brighton, Ill.) 1871-1880

Brighton School Records

Brighton High School yearbook, 1950 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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