Bumpass is an

unincorporated area An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Louisa County,

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, United States. Its post office is still in service. National Historical Places registered in Bumpass include the

Duke House Duke House, also known as Little River Farm, is a historic home located at Bumpass, Louisa County, Virginia. It was built about 1790, and is a -story, frame dwelling sheathed with beaded weatherboards with an asymmetrical façade and double-shou ...

and

Jerdone Castle Jerdone Castle is a plantation located in Bumpass, Louisa County, Virginia originally established circa 1742. Jerdone Castle is a Virginia Historic Landmark and registered on the U.S. National Register of Historical Places. Originally , much ...

. The latter is a plantation (now lakefront) where George Washington spent the night on June 10th during his 1791 Southern tour. The community was named for John T. Bumpass, one of the first

postmaster A postmaster is the head of an individual post office, responsible for all postal activities in a specific post office. When a postmaster is responsible for an entire mail distribution organization (usually sponsored by a national government), ...

s in the area. The surname "Bumpass" in turn derives from the French ''bonpass'', meaning "good passage".

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Chronology of the C&Os Piedmont Sub, Bumpass
(Site about Bumpass, Virginia) Unincorporated communities in Louisa County, Virginia {{LouisaCountyVA-geo-stub