page_title: Brighton, Franklin County, New York
section_title: Communities and locations in Brighton
hierarchical_section_title: Brighton, Franklin County, New York / Communities and locations in Brighton
caption_attribution_description: English: The "old" boathouse at Camp Topridge. Taken by User:Mwanner, 22 October, 2007.
context_page_description: Brighton is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 1,435 at the 2010 census. It was named after Brighton, England, by early surveyors in the region.
  The town is in the southern part of the county and is inside the Adirondack Park. Paul Smith's College is in the community of Paul Smiths, a hamlet of Brighton.
context_section_description: Barnum Pond –  A lake adjacent to Route 30 north of Paul Smiths.  Its outlet flows into Lower St. Regis Lake.
  Black Pond –  A small lake near Keese's Mill.  Its outlet flows into Lower St. Regis Lake.
  Easy Street – A hamlet east of Paul Smiths on NY-86. It is also known as "Paul Smiths Easy Street."
  Gabriels – A hamlet in the southeast part of the town, located on NY-86 at the junction of County Road 30, the site of Camp Gabriels, a former minimum security state prison.
  Jones Pond – A lake north of Gabriels whose outlet flows into Osgood Pond.
  Keeses Mills – A hamlet west of Paul Smiths.  Also called Keeses Mill and rarely Keese Mill.
  Lower St. Regis Lake – A lake south of Paul Smiths where Paul Smith's College is located.
  McCollums – A hamlet in the northwest part of the town on NY-30.
  Meacham Lake – A lake partly in the town at the north town line.
  Mountain Pond –  A lake adjacent to Route 39 north of Paul Smiths.  It has no outlet.
  Osgood Pond – A lake northeast of Paul Smiths.
  Osgood River – The outlet stream of Osgood Pond flowing northward past McCollums to Meacham Lake.
  Paul Smiths – A hamlet in the south part of the town on NY-30.
  Rainbow Lake – (1) A hamlet near the east town line, north of Gabriels on County Road 60, and (2) A lake at the east town line near the community of Rainbow Lake.  Rainbow Lake flows into the North Branch of the Saranac River.
  Rice Pond –  A lake west of Route 30 near McCollums.  It has no outlet.
  Spitfire Lake – A lake south of Lower St. Regis Lake.
  Upper St. Regis Lake – A lake at the south town line.
caption: Topridge, Upper St Regis Lake
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