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