Brighton, New York
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Rochester City. It lies in ZIP code area 14610. It lies near Cobbs Hill. The Survey maps it on the Rochester East quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Brighton
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Stone-Tolan Houselisted 1983
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 31 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1895 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1912 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1931 USGS Rochester East quadrangle1:24000
- 1935 USGS Rochester East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Rochester East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rochester East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2,097 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,097 fires within 5 miles of Brighton between 2000 and 2020, burning about 1,398 acres in total. 159 started naturally. 209 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 954 |
| Smoking | 507 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 209 |
| Natural | 159 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 100 |
| Debris and open burning | 88 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 33 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2016 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2016 | Smoking | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2016 | Smoking | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Brighton: 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard & Bowen Corp/Rochester, N.Y. | Silver | Unknown | ||
| Penfield Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rochester Smelt & Ref/Rochester, Ny | Aluminum | Plant | ||
| Mendon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mendon Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Redman Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
15 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brighton in 15 storm reports between 1997 and 2021: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Brighton | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brighton | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brighton | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Flood | Brighton | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brighton | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Brighton | $13,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brighton | $12,000 | Social media had reported of trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brighton | $10,000 | The media relayed reports of trees and wires down. |
| February 1997 | Flash Flood | Brighton | $4,000 | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Brighton | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brighton | $500 | A tree was downed onto Poplar Street. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Brighton | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Brighton | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Brighton | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Brighton | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobbs Hill | 0.9 miles | 31 | |
| Twelve Corners | 1.6 miles | 31 | |
| Harper Park Rochester | 2.5 miles | 31 | |
| Glen Haven | 3.3 miles | 31 | |
| Rochester | 3.5 miles | 31 | |
| Bay View | 3.6 miles | 31 | |
| West Brighton | 4.1 miles | 32 | |
| Penfield | 4.1 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 944746. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











