Welcome to Brilliant ...
So far, we found very little information about Brilliant. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Brilliant to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brilliant, please Contact Us.
Brilliant would have been located within present day Colfax County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brilliant, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Brilliant is 7,160 feet [2,182 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Brilliant is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Brilliant was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Brilliant would have been located in the (575) area code.
Communities Also Named Brilliant ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Brilliant - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brilliant.
Communities near Brilliant ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brilliant.
- Trinidad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinidad
- Trinidad is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinidad <4>
- Raton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raton
- Raton is located in Colfax County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,923 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raton <4>
- Cokedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Cokedale is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Starkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Starkville is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <4>
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- San Miguel is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Sopris ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Engleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engleville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
- Engleville is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Madrid ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Madrid is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Valdez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
- Valdez is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Segundo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segundo
- Segundo is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Segundo <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brilliant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brilliant.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brilliant. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brilliant.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brilliant. See our Newspapers Page for Brilliant.
Adding Brilliant to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brilliant in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brilliant was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Brilliant post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brilliant.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Colfax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brilliant - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |