While we don't have a date for the founding of Dumfries, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.
Time Zone: Dumfries lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).
Note: If you travel west from Dumfries (for example, toward Hodgdon (ME)), you will leave Atlantic Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Dumfries - they are located in Iowa, Minnesota, New Brunswick and Virginia.
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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Dumfries, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dumfries.
Adding Dumfries to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Dumfries was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).
When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 506 code has been Overlayed with the 428 area code. New phone numbers in the Dumfries area will be assigned with one of these codes: 506 or 428. As a result, placing a call in the Dumfries area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
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