Sharp Place, Tennessee

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Sharp Place
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Sharp Place
Coordinates: 36°30′32″N84°49′40″W / 36.5090°N 84.8277°W / 36.5090; -84.8277
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Fentress
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 931

Sharp Place is an unincorporated community in Fentress County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. [1]

History

The community was likely named for one or more members of the Sharp family, who were known to be residing in the area in the mid-19th century. [2]

References

  1. "Sharp Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  2. Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 187. ISBN   0-253-21478-5.