Welcome to Diamond ...

Diamond is located in Plaquemines Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Diamond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Diamond is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Diamond: 504

Communities Also Named Diamond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Diamond - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (3), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kentucky, 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.

• Potash
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Potash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
  • Potash is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Potash
  • From Diamond to Potash
• Port Sulphur
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sulphur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sulphur
  • Port Sulphur is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sulphur <5>
• Woodland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodland
  • From Diamond to Woodland
• Daisy ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Daisy is located in Plaquemines Parish
• Nairn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nairn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nairn
  • Nairn is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nairn
  • From Diamond to Nairn
• Myrtle Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myrtle Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
  • Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Myrtle Grove
  • From Diamond to Myrtle Grove
• Empire
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Empire is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Empire
  • From Diamond to Empire
• Carlisle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carlisle
  • From Diamond to Carlisle
• Monsecour
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monsecour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monsecour
  • Monsecour is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Monsecour
  • From Diamond to Monsecour
• Sunrise
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunrise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Sunrise is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sunrise
  • From Diamond to Sunrise

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 for Diamond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Diamond post office opened in 1878.

We also found Diamond in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Diamond.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Diamond. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/