Bumpass, Virginia

Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

Unincorporated area in Virginia, United States

37°57′49″N 77°44′14″W / 37.96361°N 77.73722°W / 37.96361; -77.73722CountryUnited StatesStateVirginiaCountyLouisaElevation

328 ft (100 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

23024^[1]

GNIS feature ID1464090^[2]

Bumpass is an unincorporated area in Louisa County, Virginia, United States.^[3] Its post office^[4] is still in service. National Historical Places registered in Bumpass include the Duke House and Jerdone Castle.^[5] The latter is a plantation (now lakefront) where George Washington spent the night on June 10 during his 1791 Southern tour.^[6]

The community was named for John T. Bumpass, one of the first postmasters in the area.^[7] The surname "Bumpass" in turn derives from the French bonpass, meaning "good passage".^[7]

References

^ "Post Offices by County: Louisa County, Virginia". Postmaster Finder. United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
^ "Bumpass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Bumpass, Virginia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bumpass VA post office
^ NPS.gov (2018). "Virginia - List View". Find a Park. National Park Service. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
^ Bingham, Warren (2016). George Washington's 1791 Southern Tour. Charleston, SC: The History Press. ISBN 9781467119795.
^ ^a ^b "Odd town names often result of egos". Daily Press. Harrisonburg, Virginia. Associated Press. December 29, 1992. p. 13. Retrieved May 6, 2020.