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Welcome to Diamond ...

Diamond is located in Platte County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Diamond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Diamond is 5,670 feet [1,728 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Diamond is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Diamond lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Diamond: 307

Communities Also Named Diamond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wyoming communities named Diamond: This one is located in Platte County and the other is located in Laramie County.

Beyond Wyoming, 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 West Virginia (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Diamond.

Communities near Diamond ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Diamond.

  • Chugwater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Slater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
    • Slater is located in Platte County
  • Horse Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Islay
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Islay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islay
    • Islay is located in Laramie County
  • Y-O Ranch
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Y-O Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y-O Ranch
    • Y-O Ranch is located in Platte County
  • Chugcreek
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugcreek
    • Chugcreek is located in Platte County
  • Wheatland
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Westview Circle
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westview Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Circle
    • Westview Circle is located in Platte County

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.

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 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 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Diamond.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Platte, 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>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>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/