Welcome to Diona ...Diona is primarily located in Cumberland County<1>. A portion of Diona extends into Coles County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Diona, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1870. Diona is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Diona lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Diona (for example, toward West Terre Haute (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Area Codes for Diona: 217 & 447<3> Communities near Diona ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Diona.
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 Diona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Diona. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Diona. 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 Diona. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Diona. See our Newspapers Page for Diona. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Diona ...Looking for more information about Diona? 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 Diona, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Diona. Adding Diona to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Diona 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 (so far) for Diona was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870. For more details, see References and Mentions for Diona. Footnotes ...
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