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Welcome to Diamond Cross ...

Diamond Cross is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Diamond Cross, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Diamond Cross is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Diamond Cross: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near Diamond Cross ...

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

  • Perryville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Chester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sainte Genevieve
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sparta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Bud
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Steeleville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Marissa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <4>
  • Percy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Coulterville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Tilden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Diamond Cross ...

Looking for more information about Diamond Cross? 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 Cross, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Diamond Cross.

Adding Diamond Cross to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Diamond Cross in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Diamond Cross was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Diamond Cross - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Diamond Cross area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Diamond Cross area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.