Welcome to Sharp ...

Sharp is located in Richland County<1>.

The location of Sharp has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sharp, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Sharp is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sharp lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Sharp: (803)

Communities Also Named Sharp ...

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

• Columbia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• West Columbia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <4>
• Cayce
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
  • Cayce is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <4>
• Irmo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
  • Irmo is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <4>
• Forest Acres
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
  • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
• Blythewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythewood
  • Blythewood is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythewood <4>
• Winnsboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <4>
• Springdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
• Elgin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
• Arcadia Lakes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
  • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people

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 for Sharp was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Sharp on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sharp.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sharp. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Richland County: www.richlandonline.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/