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Welcome to Diamond Springs ...

Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County<1>.

Diamond Springs was settled in 1867.

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

Diamond Springs is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Diamond Springs: 269

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, Kansas, Kentucky, 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.

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Diamond Springs ...

Looking for more information about Diamond Springs? 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 Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Diamond Springs post office opened in 1871.

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

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

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

The official website for Allegan County: www.allegancounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Allegan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Diamond Springs - 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>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>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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