Coordinates: 35°49′00″N 89°20′07″W / 35.81667°N 89.33528°W / 35.81667; -89.33528

Frog Jump, Crockett County, Tennessee

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Entrance to Frog Jump along State Route 88

Frog Jump is an unincorporated community in Crockett County, Tennessee, United States.[1] The community lies along a rural stretch of State Route 88 between Halls to the west and Maury City to the east. The community's name is believed to be a humorous reference to its small size, namely that it's small enough for a frog to jump over in a single hop.[2]

Notable inhabitants

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frog Jump, Crockett County, Tennessee
  2. ^ Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 80.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Bartholomew (February 13, 2011). "U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher, farmer from Frog Jump, leaps into Congress". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 17, 2014.

35°49′00″N 89°20′07″W / 35.81667°N 89.33528°W / 35.81667; -89.33528


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