Sharp is an unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri, United States.[1] The village location is one-quarter mile south of US 160 between Caulfield and Tecumseh[2][3] at the head of Hickory Stump Hollow.[4]

History

A post office called Sharp was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1915.[5] According to tradition, the community was so named on account of a certain settler being considered "sharp".[6]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sharp, Missouri
  2. ↑ Bakersfield, Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968 (based on coordinates from GNIS)
  3. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. ↑ Curreall, Missouri, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, U.S. Geologic Survey, 1946 (based on coordinates from GNIS)
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ozark County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

36°36′01″N 92°12′28″W / 36.60028°N 92.20778°W / 36.60028; -92.20778


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