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Welcome to Sharp ...

Sharp is located in Rapides Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sharp, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Sharp is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sharp: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Sharp ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Sharp: This one is located in Rapides Parish and the other is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 16 communities that are also named Sharp - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, 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.

  • Colfax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Boyce
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Montgomery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Simpson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dry Prong
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Creola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Creola is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Creola has also been known as:
    • Creola village
  • Zimmerman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Zimmerman is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
  • Flatwoods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hot Wells
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
  • Fairmount
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount

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 both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections 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.<5>

From that list, the Sharp post office opened in 1907. The Sharp post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sharp.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, 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>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Sharp area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Sharp area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/