Diamond Springs, Kansas

Diamond Springs, Kansas
Unincorporated community

KDOT map of Morris County (legend)
Diamond Springs
Diamond Springs
Coordinates: 38°33′27″N 96°44′40″W / 38.55750°N 96.74444°W / 38.55750; -96.74444Coordinates: 38°33′27″N 96°44′40″W / 38.55750°N 96.74444°W / 38.55750; -96.74444[1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Morris
Elevation[1] 1,339 ft (408 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-18000 [1]
GNIS ID 484806 [1]

Diamond Springs is an Unincorporated community in Morris County, Kansas, United States.[1][2]

History

Diamond Springs takes its name from a stream which was a landmark and watering place for travelers on the Santa Fe Trail, which is located about 4 miles north on private property.[3]

The post office in Diamond Springs was discontinued in 1930.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Diamond Springs, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. ↑ "Morris County". Blue Skyways. Kansas State Library. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 517.
  4. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 16 June 2014.

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