Diamond, Indiana

Diamond, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Parke County's location in Indiana
Diamond Location in Parke County
Coordinates: 39°36′41″N87°09′58″W / 39.61139°N 87.16611°W / 39.61139; -87.16611
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Parke
Township	Raccoon
Elevation [1]	636 ft (194 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47874
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	433527

Diamond, also known as Caseyville, is an unincorporated community in southern Raccoon Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. ^[2]

History

Diamond was platted in 1893 as a coal town. ^[3] The community's name alludes to the diamond-shaped deposits of coal. ^[4]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
2. "Diamond, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 19, 2017.
3. History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 212.
4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p. ...renamed Diamond for the coal, "black diamond"... ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3.