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wharf. A new addition was laid out in 1836 named "La Grange", a name also adopted by the railway station in 1856. In 1880, the Brilliant Glass Company was established and a glass factory was built at La Grange. The town later adopted the name of the glass company and was incorporated as "Brilliant",
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According to the 2010 census, the Brilliant CDP has a total area of 1.77 square miles (4.58 km), of which 1.75 square miles (4.53 km) (or 98.87%) are land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km) (or 0.56%) are water.
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The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. According to the
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under the name "Philipsburgh". The location was considered significant to commerce as it was the convergence of many roads in close proximity to the
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Brilliant has a public library, a branch of the Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County.
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Brilliant was formerly incorporated as a village, but it disincorporated on November 24, 1993.
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20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brilliant, Ohio
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Public education in the community of Brilliant is provided by the
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Location of Brilliant in Jefferson County and in the state of Ohio
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is located south of Brilliant. It commenced operations in 1967.
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Brilliant was laid out in 1819 by western Virginia statesman
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changing the titles of the railway station and post office.
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1990s Boundary Changes Geographic Change Notes: Ohio
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Weatherbase. 2013. 925:on February 13, 2020 348:Cardinal Power Plant 338:and parallel to the 315:. 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Census-designated place
Brilliant's welcome sign
Location of Brilliant in Jefferson County and in the state of Ohio
40°16′12″N 80°37′35″W / 40.27000°N 80.62639°W / 40.27000; -80.62639
Country
State
Ohio
County
Jefferson
Township
Wells
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code
Area code
740
FIPS
GNIS
unincorporated community
census-designated place
Jefferson County
Ohio
United States
Ohio River
2020 census
Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area
Philip Doddridge

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