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Do you know of Stump ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Stump. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Stump.<1>

Our sources for Stump (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Stump other than they indicate that Stump would be found somewhere in Washington County, Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1881 and closed  in 1904.

Communities Also Named Stump ...

We found one communities that share the name Stump.

Within Virginia, the name Stump is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Stump in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Estill County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Stump [Estill County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Stump ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Stump:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Stump - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Washington County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Washington County.

Abram's FallsLees Mills
 Lepio
Belle MeadowsLiberty Hall
Blackwells ChapelLowery Hills
Briarwood 
BristolMeadowcrest
Buffalo PondMedina
 Moab
CecilMonroe
CedarvilleMontgomery
Clear BranchMountain View
ClipMumpower
Cole 
Colonial HeightsNordick
Countis Corner 
Crab OrchardOra
  
Edgemont ParkPalestine
Emory - MeadowviewPreston
Eugene 
 Rei
FarrisRobuck
Fleenors Spring 
FowlerSapling Grove
 Scenic Park
GlenrochieShadow Valley
Green ValleySmith's Creek
 Snapp
Hassen HeightsSneadsville
Hayters GapSpringdale
Haze Spring 
Hazel HeightsTabor
Horizon Hills 
Hyter's GapVirginia Hills
  
KinderhookWalker's Mountain
King's MillWoodland Hills
  
LaurelYellow Springs

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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