Little Jump Rapids is a stretch of rapids in Grainger County, Tennessee, in the Ridge and Valley region. It lies about 4.1 miles northwest of New Market and roughly 21.2 miles northeast of Knoxville as the crow flies.
The Ridge and Valley is a corridor of long, parallel forested ridges and farmed limestone valleys running the length of the Appalachians. Waterfalls occur where streams cut through resistant sandstone on the ridges.
Grainger County holds 2 recorded rapids, and several are close by. Horseshoe Bend Rapids, is about 10.9 miles away. Wild Bull Shoals, is about 13.5 miles away. The Gallops, is about 13.6 miles away.
Little Jump Rapids is located at 36.1382° N, 83.6118° W. The listing is based on the USGS Geographic Names Information System, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this rapid yet.