Bumpus Cove (formerly known as Bumpass Cove) is an unincorporated community in Unicoi and Washington Counties, Tennessee, United States. Bumpus Cove is located on and Bumpus Cove Road 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Erwin. The community occupies a cove of the same name between Embreeville Mountain on the west and Rich Mountain on the east.