Welcome to Diamond Hill ...

Diamond Hill is located in Providence County<1>.

The location of Diamond Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Diamond Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

Diamond Hill is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Diamond Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Diamond Hill lies within the (401) area code.

Websites for Diamond Hill ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities Also Named Diamond Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Diamond Hill - they are located in Florida, Georgia, New York, North Carolina and Virginia (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Diamond Hill.

Communities near Diamond Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Diamond Hill.

• Providence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Providence is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• Warwick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Cranston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
  • Cranston is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Pawtucket
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• Taunton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
  • Taunton is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
• East Providence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
  • East Providence is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Attleboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Woonsocket
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Franklin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
• North Providence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
  • North Providence is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Diamond Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Diamond Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Diamond Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Diamond Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Diamond Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Diamond Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Diamond Hill ...

Looking for more information about Diamond Hill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Diamond Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Diamond Hill.

Adding Diamond Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Diamond Hill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Diamond Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Diamond Hill post office opened in 1847.

We also found Diamond Hill in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Diamond Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Diamond Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/