Welcome to Diamond ...

Diamond is located in Harney County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Diamond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Diamond is 4,210 feet [1,283 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Diamond is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Diamond lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Diamond and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Telephone area codes for Diamond: (541) and (458)<3>

The ZIP code for Diamond: 97722<4>

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, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nevada, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), 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 4 communities that are near Diamond.

• Princeton ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Harney County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>
• Frenchglen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchglen
  • Frenchglen is located in Harney County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchglen <5>
• Crane
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Crane is located in Harney County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <5>
• Lawen
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawen
  • Lawen is located in Harney County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawen <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Diamond, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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>

From that list, the Diamond post office opened in 1887.

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 Harney County: www.co.harney.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/