Official Name: | Frog Jump, Tennessee |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Tennessee#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Frog Jump |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tennessee |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Gibson |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 312 |
Coordinates: | 35.9156°N -89.0083°W |
Postal Code: | 38040 |
Area Code: | 731 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1284964 |
Frog Jump is an unincorporated community in Gibson County, Tennessee, United States.
Originally called Davis Springs, in the early 1900s the area acquired the name Frog Jump and Lightning Bug Center, so named by Everett Hall from the abundant presence of frogs and lightning bugs in the lowlands. Over time the name was shortened to Frog Jump.[1]
In September 1889, while still called Davis Springs, a black man named Tom Sims was abducted and lynched near the place while being transported to nearby Trenton after being charged in an attempted assault of a young woman.[2]