Welcome to Diamond Springs ...

So far, we found very little information about Diamond Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Diamond Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Diamond Springs, please Contact Us.

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Diamond Springs would have been located within present day Morris County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Diamond Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.

A typical abbreviation for Diamond Springs: Diamond Spgs. (or less commonly used: Diamond Spngs. or Diamond Sprngs.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Diamond Springs is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Diamond Springs was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Diamond Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Diamond Springs - they are located in California, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada and Virginia.

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

Communities near Diamond Springs ...

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

• Herington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Herington is located in Dickinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herington <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Herington
  • From Diamond Springs to Herington
• Council Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Council Grove is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
  • Council Grove has also been known as:
  • Council
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Council Grove
  • From Diamond Springs to Council Grove
• Cottonwood Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottonwood Falls is located in Chase County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood Falls <4>
• White City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • White City is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to White City
  • From Diamond Springs to White City
• Strong City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Strong City is located in Chase County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
  • Strong City has also been known as:
  • Strong
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong City <4>
• Lincolnville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lincolnville is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lincolnville
  • From Diamond Springs to Lincolnville
• Ramona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Ramona is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Ramona has also been known as:
  • Ramona Station
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ramona
  • From Diamond Springs to Ramona
• Wilsey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilsey is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wilsey
  • From Diamond Springs to Wilsey
• Lost Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lost Springs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Springs <4>
• Parkerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Parkerville is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Diamond Springs.

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

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

Adding Diamond Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Diamond Springs 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 Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Diamond Springs post office opened in 1859. The Diamond Springs post office closed in 1930.

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