Welcome to Dumfries ...

Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dumfries, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Dumfries is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dumfries lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Dumfries is located in the (712) area code.

Communities Also Named Dumfries ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Dumfries - they are located in Minnesota, New Brunswick and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dumfries.

Communities near Dumfries ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dumfries.

• Omaha
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Douglas County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
  • Omaha has also been known as:
  • Omaha City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <3>
• Council Bluffs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bluffs
  • Council Bluffs is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Bluffs <3>
• Bellevue
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <3>
• Papillion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
  • Papillion is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <3>
• La Vista
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
  • La Vista is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <3>
• Ralston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
  • Ralston is located in Douglas County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <3>
• Plattsmouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsmouth
  • Plattsmouth is located in Cass County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsmouth <3>
• Glenwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <3>
• Carter Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Lake
  • Carter Lake is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter Lake <3>
• Oakland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dumfries. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dumfries.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dumfries. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dumfries.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dumfries. See our Newspapers Page for Dumfries.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dumfries ...

Looking for more information about Dumfries? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dumfries, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dumfries.

Adding Dumfries to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dumfries in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dumfries was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dumfries post office opened in 1895.

We also found Dumfries on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dumfries.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dumfries. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pottawattamie County: www.pottcounty.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/