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Diamond Springs is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Morris County, Kansas Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Council Grove. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 5,386. The county was named for Thomas Morris, a U.S. Senator from Ohio and ...
, United States.


History

Diamond Springs takes its name from a stream which was a landmark and watering place for travelers on the
Santa Fe Trail The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell, who departed from the Boonslick region along the Missouri River, the ...
, which is located approximately four miles north on private property. The post office in Diamond Springs was discontinued in 1930.


Education

The community is served by Morris County USD 417 public school district.USD 417 website.
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legendsofkansas.com
Diamond Springs
- Lost Kansas Communities
Historic Images of Diamond Springs
Special Photo Collections at Wichita State University Library. {{Authority control Unincorporated communities in Morris County, Kansas Unincorporated communities in Kansas