Dumfries, Minnesota

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

Dumfries
Unincorporated community
Dumfries
Location of the community of Dumfries
within Glasgow Township, Wabasha County
Dumfries
Dumfries (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°20′42″N 92°07′13″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyWabasha County
TownshipGlasgow Township
Elevation
791 ft (241 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55981
Area code(s)651 and 507
GNIS feature ID654682[1]

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.

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]

gollark: I imagine Gibson is repeatedly facedesking or something right now.
gollark: >>backups
gollark: tio!debug
gollark: Yes, thanks TIOpy?
gollark: ```python#!/usr/bin/env python3import subprocess, os, os.path, sys, argparse, datetimetimestamp = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S")print(timestamp)parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="do backups, probably")parser.add_argument("--encrypt", "-E", help="store backup in encrypted folder (please make sure it's unlocked)", action="store_true")parser.add_argument("--no-incremental", "-n", help="don't do incremental backup", action="store_true")parser.add_argument("--save_as", "-a", help="back up under different name")parser.add_argument("dir", help="directory to backup")args = parser.parse_args()incremental = not args.no_incrementalprint(args)srcdir = os.path.abspath(args.dir)outdir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0])), "encrypted/backups" if args.encrypt else "backups")safepath = (args.save_as or srcdir).lstrip("/").replace("/", "-").replace("_", "-")outpath = os.path.join(outdir, f"{safepath}_{timestamp}{'_incr' if incremental else ''}.tar.zst")snapshot = os.path.join(outdir, f"{safepath}.snapshot")snapargs = ["-g", snapshot] if incremental else []print(srcdir, outdir, outpath)tarproc = subprocess.Popen(["tar", "-c", "-v", "-C", os.path.dirname(srcdir), os.path.basename(srcdir)] + snapargs, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)zstproc = subprocess.Popen(["zstd", "-10", "-T0", "-o", outpath], stdin=tarproc.stdout)def assert_proc(x): if x.wait() != 0: print(f"warning: {x.args} failed")assert_proc(tarproc)assert_proc(zstproc)```efficiency™

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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