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Welcome to Bumpus Mills ...

Bumpus Mills is located in Stewart County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bumpus Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for Bumpus Mills: Bumpus Mls. (or less commonly used: Bumpus Mlls.)

Bumpus Mills is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bumpus Mills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bumpus Mills: 931

The ZIP code for Bumpus Mills: 37028<3>

Communities near Bumpus Mills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bumpus Mills.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bumpus Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bumpus Mills.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bumpus Mills. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bumpus Mills.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bumpus Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Bumpus Mills.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bumpus Mills ...

Looking for more information about Bumpus Mills? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bumpus Mills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bumpus Mills.

Adding Bumpus Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bumpus Mills in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bumpus Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bumpus Mills post office opened in 1874.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bumpus Mills.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Stewart, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bumpus Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Bumpus Mills). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bumpus Mills or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/