Welcome to Sharp ...

So far, we found very little information about Sharp. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sharp to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sharp, please Contact Us.

Sharp would have been located within present day Iredell County<2>.

The location of Sharp has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sharp is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Sharp was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Sharp still existed, it would have been in the (704) and (980)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Sharp ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Sharp: This one is located in Iredell County and the other is located in Rockingham County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 16 communities that are also named Sharp - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana (2), Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, 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.

• Statesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
  • Statesville is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statesville <6>
• Mocksville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
  • Mocksville is located in Davie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mocksville <6>
• Yadkinville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yadkinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkinville
  • Yadkinville is located in Yadkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yadkinville <6>
• Troutman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troutman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman
  • Troutman is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutman <6>
• Taylorsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Alexander County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <6>
• Cleveland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <6>
• Catawba
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catawba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
  • Catawba is located in Catawba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catawba <6>
• Harmony
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <6>
• Ronda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
  • Ronda is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronda <6>
• Love Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Valley
  • Love Valley is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Love Valley <6>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Iredell County: www.co.iredell.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/