Frog Jump, Crockett County, Tennessee

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Entrance to Frog Jump along State Route 88 Frog-Jump-sign-tn.jpg
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]

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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.

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