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Welcome to Sharp ...

Sharp is located in Independence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sharp, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Sharp is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sharp lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Sharp ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Sharp - they are located in Alabama, Louisiana (2), Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sharp.

Communities near Sharp ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sharp.

  • Batesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Southside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Southside is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
  • Cave City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tuckerman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Diaz
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Diaz is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Newark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Newark is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
  • Sulphur Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Cushman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cushman is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Evening Shade
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sharp. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sharp.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sharp. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sharp.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharp. See our Newspapers Page for Sharp.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sharp ...

Looking for more information about Sharp? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sharp, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sharp.

Adding Sharp to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sharp in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Sharp was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Sharp post office opened in 1894. The Sharp post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sharp.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Independence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sharp - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/