Bumpass Travel Guide

Bumpass, Virginia is a community in Louisa County located in the county's north-eastern corner between Cuckoo (also in Louisa) and Beaverdam in Hanover County, which has received moderate fame for its unusual name. Named for the Bumpass family (from the French Bon Pas meaning "good step") who lived in the area it has been known over the years under an assortment of difference names which include Bumpas, Bumpass Station, Bumpass Turnout, Jackson District, and Second Turnout. It has been the site of numerous businesses including several farms, lumbering operations, a barrel stave mill, a chicken coop factory, an airport, and even an ice cream spoon factory. It is comprised of smaller communities such as Buckner and Locust Creek. It contains most of Lake Anna and several houses and estates from the 18th to early 20th centuries, including Jerdone Castle, a plantation (now lakefront) dating to 1742 that is a Virginia Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historical Places. (...) more....

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