Bumpus Mills Tennessee Map

About Bumpus Mills, Tennessee

Bumpus Mills is a locality in Stewart County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Bumpus Mills is located at 36.6048°N, 87.8375°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 37028.

Bumpus Mills unfolds as a quiet testament to the rolling terrain of Stewart County, where the land slopes and dips with a generous, unhurried grace. It lies 26.4 miles south-west of Hopkinsville, KY (from Hopkinsville, KY: bearing 227°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north of Dover. The air here, especially in the lingering warmth of late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of cicadas, a constant companion to the scrubby pines and the occasional sturdy oak that punctuate the landscape. Roads, more suggestion than dictate, wind through fields of soybeans and corn, their green rows stretching towards the hazy horizon, and then disappear into stands of mixed deciduous forest. The sky above is vast, a pale blue canvas often brushed with streaks of white cloud, and when the sun dips low, it casts a golden, almost liquid light across the fields, transforming the ordinary into something momentarily sacred. The history of Bumpus Mills is inextricably tied to the ebb and flow of the Cumberland River, a vital artery that once powered its early industries. The whispers of its founding echo with the turning of waterwheels and the creak of barges laden with timber and agricultural goods, a past economy that shaped the very character of the place. While the grander industrial days have faded, a resilient spirit endures in Bumpus Mills, evident in the small family farms that still work the fertile soil and the quiet commerce that sustains the local populace. There's a tangible sense of continuity here, a feeling that the generations have walked these same paths, their lives interwoven with the land and the gentle, persistent murmur of the river.

About This Bumpus Mills Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bumpus Mills, Tennessee — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.604773, -87.837522. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Bumpus Mills and Stewart County.

Detailed location data for Bumpus Mills includes the ZIP code (37028), telephone area code (615, 629), county seat of Stewart County (Dover), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Bumpus Mills is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.