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,
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
, 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
postmasters in the area.
The surname "Bumpass" in turn derives from the
French ''bonpass'', meaning "good passage".
References
External links
Chronology of the C&Os Piedmont Sub, Bumpass(Site about Bumpass, Virginia)
Unincorporated communities in Louisa County, Virginia
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