Bumps Pond is a lake in Plymouth County, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.[1]

Bumps Pond
Location of Bumps Pond in Massachusetts, USA.
Location of Bumps Pond in Massachusetts, USA.
Bumps Pond
Location of Bumps Pond in Massachusetts, USA.
Location of Bumps Pond in Massachusetts, USA.
Bumps Pond
LocationPlymouth County, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°51′4″N 70°39′32″W / 41.85111°N 70.65889°W / 41.85111; -70.65889
Typepond
Etymologyan early settler with the surname Bump or Bumpus

Bumps Pond was named after an early settler with the surname Bump or Bumpus.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bumps Pond
  2. ^ Davis, William Thomas (1883). Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth: Part I. Historical Sketch and Titles of Estates. Part II. Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families. A. Williams. p. 150.