Frog Jump, Crockett County, Tennessee

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]

Civil Air Patrol

Frog Jump is home to SER-TN-300 (Frog Jump Composite Squadron), a Civil Air Patrol squadron that meets weekly on Wednesday nights 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at Archer's Chapel Church, on Archer's Chapel Rd. At the time of writing, the unit consists of 31 cadet members, and 12 senior members, which bring the total to 43 members. The squadron has been active since 2007, and has been at its current meeting place since 2022. [3]

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. ↑ "Civil Air Patrol". gocivilairpatrol.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2026. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  4. ↑ 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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