Welcome to Diamante ...
So far, we found very little information about Diamante. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Diamante to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Diamante, please Contact Us.
Diamante would have been located within present day Rio Arriba County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Diamante, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Diamante is 7,610 feet [2,320 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Diamante is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Diamante was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Diamante was located: 575
Communities near Diamante ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Diamante.
- Chama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lumberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
- Lumberton is located in Rio Arriba County
- Chromo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chromo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chromo
- Chromo is located in Archuleta County (CO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chromo <4>
- Dulce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Navajo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Navajo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
- Navajo is located in Rio Arriba County
- Lobato ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobato
- Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County
- Trujillo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trujillo
- Trujillo is located in Archuleta County (CO)
- Brazos
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
- Brazos is located in Rio Arriba County
- Rutheron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutheron
- Rutheron is located in Rio Arriba County
- Juanita ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
- Juanita is located in Archuleta County (CO)
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 Diamante. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Diamante.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Diamante. 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 Diamante.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Diamante. See our Newspapers Page for Diamante.
Adding Diamante to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Diamante in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Diamante was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Diamante post office opened in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Diamante.
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 Diamante, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Rio Arriba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Diamante - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |