Diamond, Ohio
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
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Diamond is an unincorporated community in eastern Palmyra Township, Portage County, Ohio, United States.[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 44412.[2] The community is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area. Interstate 76 travels near Diamond. The town used to be a stop on the New York Central Railroad, but the stop was abandoned in the early 1970s.[3]
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A post office called Diamond has been in operation since 1880.[4] Diamond was originally a coal mining community, and the Black Diamond Coal Company operated there.[5]
Notable person
- Larry Kehres, athletic director and former football coach for the University of Mount Union
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Diamond, Ohio
- ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
- ^ Harrison, Greg. "Phalanx Station to Minerva". Abandoned Rails.
- ^ "Portage County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ Brown, Robert C.; Norris, J. E. (1885). History of Portage County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc. Warner, Beers & Company. p. 504.
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Municipalities and communities of Portage County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Ravenna
- Aurora
- Kent
- Ravenna
- Streetsboro
- Tallmadge‡
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- Garrettsville
- Hiram
- Mantua
- Mogadore‡
- Sugar Bush Knolls
- Windham
- Atwater
- Brady Lake
- Brimfield
- Suffield
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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41°05′56″N 81°01′22″W / 41.09889°N 81.02278°W / 41.09889; -81.02278
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