Welcome to Diana ...

Diana is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Diana is located in Upshur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Diana, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Diana is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Diana lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Diana: (903) & (430)<3>

The ZIP code for Diana: 75640<4>

Communities Also Named Diana ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Diana - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan, New York, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Diana ...

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

• Longview
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <5>
• Gladewater
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladewater
  • Gladewater is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladewater <5>
• White Oak
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <5>
• Gilmer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
  • Gilmer is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmer <5>
• Hallsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hallsville is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <5>
• Lone Star
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Lone Star is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Star <5>
• Ore City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore City
  • Ore City is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ore City <5>
• Clarksville City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
  • Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
• East Mountain
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
  • East Mountain is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
• Avinger
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avinger have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avinger
  • Avinger is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avinger <5>

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 Diana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Diana.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Diana. 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 Diana.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Diana ...

Looking for more information about Diana? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Diana, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Diana.

Adding Diana to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Diana 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 Diana was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Diana post office opened in 1882.

We also found Diana in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Diana.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Upshur County: www.countyofupshur.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/