| Diamond Creek Township | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Kansas |
| Pushpin Label: | Diamond Creek Township |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Kansas |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chase |
| Area Total Km2: | 373.99 |
| Area Land Km2: | 373.09 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.9 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 144.4 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 144.05 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.35 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.24 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 237 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.6 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1.6 |
| Elevation M: | 408 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1339 |
| Coordinates: | 38.4347°N -96.6892°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 0477160 |
Diamond Creek Township is a township in Chase County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 237.
Diamond Creek Township covers an area of 144.4sqmi. The streams of Collett Creek, Diamond Creek, Gannon Creek, Middle Creek, Mulvane Creek, Pickett Creek, Schaffer Creek, School Creek, Stribby Creek and Wildcat Creek run through this township.
The township contains the following settlements:
Hymer was a community that previously existed in this Township.It was located on Diamond Creek (creek), 13mile north-west of Cottonwood Falls.It was a station on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
In the 1910 Census, it had a population of 30.
The community had a post office from 1872-03-19 until 1943-10-04.
Hymer is a corruption of the surname of Frank and George Hegwer, original landowners.[1]
Elk was a community that previously existed in this Township.It was located on Middle Creek, 19mile north-west of Cottonwood Falls.Its mail and shipping point in the early 20th century was Antelope, in neighbouring Marion County, 9mile to its west.
In the 1910 Census, it had a population of 45.
The community had a post office from 1874-08-24 until 1924-12-15, when it was replaced by rural free delivery.[2] It also had a general store, and a blacksmiths.
The township contains the following cemeteries: