Brilliant, New Mexico

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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

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brilliant, New Mexico
  2. ↑ Monmonier, Mark (September 15, 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.
  3. ↑ "Colfax County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.

36°57′22″N104°32′04″W / 36.95611°N 104.53444°W / 36.95611; -104.53444


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