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Welcome to Diamond ...

Diamond is located in Parke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Diamond, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Diamond is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Diamond (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Diamond: 765

Communities Also Named Diamond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Diamond: This one is located in Parke County and the other is located in Monroe County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 39 communities that are also named Diamond - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (3), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nevada, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (3) and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Diamond ...

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

  • Terre Haute
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greencastle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Brazil
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Rockville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • West Terre Haute
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Seelyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
  • Montezuma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Knightsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Knightsville is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Diamond.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Diamond ...

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

Adding Diamond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Diamond 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 Diamond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Diamond post office opened in 1891. The Diamond post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Diamond.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Parke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Diamond - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/