Brilliant, New Mexico
Brilliant is an unincorporated community in Colfax County, in the U.S. state of New Mexico.
An old variant name of Brilliant was Swastika.[1] Swastika was renamed Brilliant after the swastika symbol was adopted by the Nazis.[2] The Brilliant post office closed in 1954.[3]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brilliant, New Mexico
- ^ Monmonier, Mark (15 September 2008). From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim, and Inflame. University of Chicago Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-226-53464-0.
- ^ "Colfax County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
Coordinates: 36°57′22″N 104°32′04″W / 36.95611°N 104.53444°W
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Colfax County, New Mexico
- Unincorporated communities in New Mexico
- New Mexico geography stubs