Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Brilliant came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Brilliant in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Brilliant. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Brilliant data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Brilliant:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Ohio (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Brilliant is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Brilliant in these Censuses: 1990. See our Census Page for Brilliant for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Brilliant. See our Misc Page for Brilliant for more information.