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]

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References

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

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