Welcome to Dumas ...

The town of Dumas is located in Tippah County<1>.

The location of Dumas has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dumas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dumas has a population of 476 people<3> (see below for details).

Dumas is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Dumas lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Dumas: (662)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dumas had an population of 476 people. This is an increase of 1.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dumas had a population of 470 people. This makes Dumas the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Dumas represents 0.02% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 218th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 470 people, the population of Dumas increased 3.98% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 452 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Dumas.

Communities Also Named Dumas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Dumas - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Dumas ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dumas.

• New Albany
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <5>
• Booneville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Booneville is located in Prentiss County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <5>
• Ripley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Tippah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <5>
• Saltillo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
  • Saltillo is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltillo <5>
• Baldwyn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
  • Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <5>
• Guntown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown
  • Guntown is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntown <5>
• Blue Mountain
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
  • Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
• Sherman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <5>
• Hickory Flat
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
  • Hickory Flat is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Flat <5>
• Myrtle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
  • Myrtle is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myrtle <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dumas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dumas.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dumas. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dumas.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dumas. See our Newspapers Page for Dumas.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dumas ...

Looking for more information about Dumas? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dumas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dumas.

Adding Dumas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dumas in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dumas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dumas post office opened in 1844.

We also found Dumas in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dumas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dumas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/