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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brilliant had a population of 944 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 1990, Brilliant had a population of 1,672 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brilliant, with the one closest to Brilliant listed first.
- Wellsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lazearville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lazearville is located in Brooke County (WV)
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- Salt Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Run is located in Jefferson County
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- Beech Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Georges Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County
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- Rush Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Run is located in Jefferson County
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- New Alexandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Gould
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gould is located in Jefferson County
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- Mingo Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Warrenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton is located in Jefferson County
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- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
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- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
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- Short Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Short Creek is located in Brooke County (WV)
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- West Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
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- Fernwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fernwood is located in Jefferson County
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- Tiltonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
- Shannon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shannon is located in Ohio County (WV)
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- Steubenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Smithfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smithfield is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
- Yorkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunsfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunsfort is located in Washington County (PA)
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- Wintersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colliers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colliers is located in Brooke County (WV)
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- Alikanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County
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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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