Official Name: | Bumpass, Virginia |
Pushpin Map: | Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Bumpass |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Louisa |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 328 |
Coordinates: | 37.9636°N -77.7372°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 23024[1] |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1464090 |
Bumpass is an unincorporated area in Louisa County, Virginia, United States. Its post office is still in service. National Historical Places registered in Bumpass include the Duke House and Jerdone Castle.[2] The latter is a plantation (now lakefront) where George Washington spent the night on June 10 during his 1791 Southern tour.[3]
The community was named for John T. Bumpass, one of the first postmasters in the area.[4] The surname "Bumpass" in turn derives from the French, meaning "good passage".[4]