1955 Map of Sharp Place

About this map

Sharp Place and its nearby school, Sharp Sch, sit at the southern edge of this mid-century survey, representing a remote pocket of settlement on the border of Pickett and Fentress counties. The landscape is defined by the high elevations of Phillip Ridge and Flint Ridge, giving way to the protected woodlands of Pickett State Park and Forest and the Cumberland National Forest. Local history is preserved in small family and community burial grounds, such as Sharp Place Cem and Branum Cem, which dot the hollows near Lick Hollow and Johnson Branch. The terrain is marked by significant geological features including a Natural Bridge and Hazard Cave, reflecting the drainage patterns of Thompson Creek and Little Rock Fork. This topography reveals the isolation of early ridge-top and valley-floor sites like Akers Chapel before the further development of state and national forest infrastructure.