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Welcome to Diamond ...

Diamond is located in Kanawha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Diamond, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

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

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

Area Codes for Diamond: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Diamond ...

While we believe that this Diamond is located in Kanawha County, we know of another 2 West Virginia communities named Diamond. Those communities are located in the following counties: Fayette and Logan County.

Beyond West Virginia, 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, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington 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.

  • Charleston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • South Charleston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Albans
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunbar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Marmet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • East Bank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • East Bank is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Glasgow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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.<5>

From that list, the Diamond post office opened in 1897. The Diamond post office closed in 1961.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Diamond.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Kanawha, 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>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Diamond area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Diamond area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/