Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Brilliant in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brilliant. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brilliant listed first.
- Wootton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wootton is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wootton
- Morley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morley is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Raton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dillon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dillon is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Starkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sopris ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Madrid ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Engleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trinidad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Barela
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Barela is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barela
- El Moro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Forbes is located in Las Animas County (CO)
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- Weston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gulnare
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trinchera
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Maxwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Earl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Earl is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Stonewall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brilliant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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