Dumfries, New Brunswick

{{about|the community|the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision|Dumfries Parish, New Brunswick}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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Dumfries is an unincorporated community in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.[http://archives.gnb.ca/Exhibits/Communities/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&community=1121/ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Dumfries] It is named for Dumfries, Scotland, the original home of Adam Allen, an early settler.{{cite book|last1=Hamiton|first1=William Baillie|title=Place Names of Atlantic Canada|date=1996|publisher=University of Toronto Press|isbn=0802075703|edition=illustrated, reprint|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UAvyE0pN5akC|accessdate=31 August 2017}}

History

{{See also|History of New Brunswick|List of historic places in York County, New Brunswick}}

Notable people

{{Main|List of people from York County, New Brunswick}}

See also

References


{{Geographic Location (8-way)

| Centre = Dumfries

| North = Saint John River (New Brunswick)

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| East = Prince William

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| South = Davidson Lake

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| West = Barony

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Category:Communities in York County, New Brunswick

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