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Welcome to Diamond ...

Diamond is located in Roberts County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Diamond, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Diamond is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Diamond: 605

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), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, 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.

  • Sisseton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Wheaton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wheaton is located in Traverse County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <3>
  • Graceville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Browns Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Rosholt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • New Effington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hammer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hammer is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
    • Estimated population in 2014: 241 people
  • Beardsley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Peever
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Dumont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dumont is located in Traverse County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 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. 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 (so far) for Diamond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Diamond post office opened in 1907. The Diamond post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Diamond.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Roberts, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Diamond - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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