Nearest Communities to Brilliant,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Brilliant, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Brilliant:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Brilliant.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Brilliant is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Colfax County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Colfax County: Costilla (CO), Las Animas (CO), Harding, Mora, Taos & Union.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 64 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Brilliant. Of these communities, 46 are located in counties other than Colfax County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Brilliant (which is Colfax County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Brilliant
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Colfax County (where Brilliant resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.colfax.nm.us/
- County Seat for Colfax: Raton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Brilliant ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Brilliant.
- Keota
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Keota is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
- Gardiner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gardiner is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
- 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
- Sugarite ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sugarite is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarite
- Carisbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carisbrook is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carisbrook
- Yankee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yankee is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee
- Van Houten ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Van Houten is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Houten
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Koehler ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Koehler is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koehler
- Schomberg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Schomberg is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
- Tinaja
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tinaja is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinaja
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- Capitan Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Capitan Hill is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan Hill
- Lauretta ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Casa Grande
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Casa Grande is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Grande
- Colfax ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Maxwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Las Animas County
- County Website: https://lasanimascounty.colorado.gov/
- County Seat for Las Animas: Trinidad (CO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Brilliant ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Brilliant.
- 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
- Starkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Piedmont ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Piedmont is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Saint Thomas ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Thomas is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Sopris Plaza ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sopris Plaza is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopris Plaza
- Sopris ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Viola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Viola is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- San Miguel is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- Cokedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Engleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jansen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jansen is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
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- Madrid ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tijeras
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tijeras is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tijeras
- Trinidad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Valdez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Segundo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sequndo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sequndo is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequndo
- Primero ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Primero is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primero
- Sarcillo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sarcillo is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcillo
- Velasquez Plaza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Velasquez Plaza is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velasquez Plaza
- El Moro
(18 miles [29 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
- Medina Plaza
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Medina Plaza is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Plaza
- Beshoar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Abeyta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Abeyta is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abeyta
- Boncarbo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova Plaza
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova Plaza is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova Plaza
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Forbes is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Weston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reilly Canyon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reilly Canyon is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly Canyon
- Hoehne
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vallorso
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vallorso is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallorso
- Patterson Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson Crossing is located in Las Animas County (CO)
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- Zamara
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zamara is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zamara
- Ludlow ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vigil
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vigil is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigil
- Tercio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tercio is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tercio
- Trinchera
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Delagua ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Delagua is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delagua
- Gulnare
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parras Plaza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parras Plaza is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parras Plaza
- 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
- Torres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Torres is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torres
- Stonewall Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall Gap is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Gap
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brilliant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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