Bumpus Cove (formerly known as Bumpass Cove) is an unincorporated community in Unicoi and Washington Counties, Tennessee, United States. Bumpus Cove is located on Bumpus Cove Creek 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.