Bumpass,_Virginia
Bumpass, Virginia
Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
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]