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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.

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herington
    • Herington is located in Dickinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,240 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herington <5>
  • Council Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottonwood Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Falls
    • Cottonwood Falls is located in Chase County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood Falls <5>
  • White City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Strong City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strong City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
    • Strong City is located in Chase County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Strong City has also been known as:
    • Strong
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong City <5>
  • Lincolnville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Lincolnville is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Ramona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Wilsey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lost Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Springs
    • Lost Springs is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Springs <5>
  • Parkerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
    • Parkerville is located in Morris County
    • 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 for Diamond Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Diamond Springs post office opened in 1859.

We also found Diamond Springs in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Diamond Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Morris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Diamond Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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