Dumfries, Minnesota

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Dumfries
Unincorporated community
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Dumfries
Location of the community of Dumfries
within Glasgow Township, Wabasha County
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Dumfries
Dumfries (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°20′42″N92°07′13″W / 44.34500°N 92.12028°W / 44.34500; -92.12028 Coordinates: 44°20′42″N92°07′13″W / 44.34500°N 92.12028°W / 44.34500; -92.12028
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Wabasha County
Township Glasgow Township
Elevation
791 ft (241 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55981
Area code(s) 651 and 507
GNIS feature ID654682 [1]

Dumfries is an unincorporated community in Glasgow Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States.

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Glasgow Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota Township in Minnesota, United States

Glasgow Township is a township in Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 298 at the 2000 census.

Wabasha County, Minnesota County in the United States

Wabasha County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 21,676. Its county seat is Wabasha.

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Geography

The community is located between Wabasha and Zumbro Falls along State Highway 60 (MN 60). Wabasha County Roads 20, 30, and 86 are also in the immediate area. Trout Brook and the Zumbro River meet near Dumfries. Other nearby places include Wabasha, West Albany, Theilman, Kellogg, and Zumbro Falls.

Trunk Highway 60 (MN 60) is a highway in southern Minnesota, which runs from Iowa Highway 60 at the Iowa state line and continues east-northeast to its eastern terminus at the Wisconsin state line, where the route becomes Wisconsin Highway 25 upon crossing the Mississippi River.

Zumbro River river in the United States of America

The Zumbro River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the Driftless Area of southeastern Minnesota in the United States. It is 64.6 miles (104.0 km) long from the confluence of its principal tributaries and drains a watershed of 1,428 square miles (3,700 km2). The river's name in English is a change from its French name Rivière des Embarras due to its mouth located near Pine Island in the Mississippi River; the Dakota name for this river is Wapka Wazi Oju, having reference to the grove of great white pines at Pine Island.

Wabasha, Minnesota City in Minnesota, United States

Wabasha is a city in Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,521 at the 2010 census. Located on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Chippewa River, it is the county seat.

History

A post office called Dumfries was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1912. [2] The community was named after Dumfries in Scotland. [3]

Dumfries town in Scotland

Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is located near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries is the traditional county town of the historic county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South. People from Dumfries are known colloquially in the Scots language as Doonhamers. The nickname has also given name to the town's professional football club.

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References

  1. ↑ "Dumfries, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Wabasha County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 556.


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