Brightside
Unincorporated community
Brightside is located in California
Brightside
Brightside
Location in California
Brightside is located in the United States
Brightside
Brightside
Brightside (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°35′57″N 121°55′28″W / 37.59917°N 121.92444°W / 37.59917; -121.92444
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyAlameda County
Elevation
[1]
207 ft (63 m)
GNIS feature IDs1670302

Brightside (formerly, Brightside Station) is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California. It is located 2.25 miles (3.6 km) west of Sunol.[2]

Train station

The Brightside Station was a popular train station located in the area. However, it lost popularity and was shut down during the Great Depression.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Brightside". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 607. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ Luna, Henry (2005). Niles Canyon Railways. Pacific Locomotive Association & Arcadia Publishing. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-7385-2983-7.

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Municipalities and communities of Alameda County, California, United States
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