Welcome to Dumas ...

So far, we found very little information about Dumas. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Dumas to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Dumas - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Dumas, please Contact Us.

Dumas was located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

While we don't have the exact location of Dumas , we believe that it would have been located within present day Wood County<2>.

The pronunciation of Dumas: DO-muss<3>

Time Zone: The area where Dumas was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Dumas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Dumas: This one is located in Wood County and the other is located in Moore County.

Beyond Texas, there are 9 communities that are also named Dumas - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and Washington.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dumas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Wood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Dumas. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.