Sharp County, Arkansas
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 28 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1982. Most listings are in or near Hardy, Evening Shade, Poughkeepsie.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP22 of 28 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
28 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Bates, Sherman and Merlene, House | Hardy | 2002 |
| Bates, Sherman, House | Hardy | 1998 |
| Carter, Fred, House | Hardy | 1998 |
| Coger House | Evening Shade | 1982 |
| Crystal River Tourist Camp | Cave City | 1991 |
| Daugherty, Ernest, House | Hardy | 1998 |
| Davidson, Sam, House | Evening Shade | 1982 |
| Edwards, W. A., House | Evening Shade | 1982 |
| Graham, Fred House | Hardy | 1999 |
| Hardy Cemetery Historic Section | Hardy | 2006 |
| Hardy Downtown Historic District | Hardy | 1995 |
| Jackson, Floyd, House | Hardy | 1998 |
| King, David L., House | Hardy | 2002 |
| Little Springs Missionary Baptist Church | Poughkeepsie | 2016 |
| Locke, Esther, House | Hardy | 1998 |
| Long, Web, House and Motel | Hardy | 1998 |
| McCaleb, John, House | Evening Shade | 1982 |
| Poughkeepsie School Building | Poughkeepsie | 1992 |
| Shaver, Charles W., House | Evening Shade | 1982 |
| Shaver, John W., House | Evening Shade | 1982 |
| Shaver, William, House | Hardy | 1998 |
| Sherrill, Silas, House | Hardy | 1998 |
| Stokes House | Evening Shade | 1982 |
| Tucker, Carrie, House | Hardy | 1999 |
| Walker, Thomas, House | Hardy | 2005 |
| Weaver, Lee, House | Hardy | 1998 |
| Williford Methodist Church | Williford | 1992 |
| Woodland Courts | Hardy | 1992 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBSharp was formed in 1868 (1868-07-18) from Lawrence.
SHARP created from LAWRENCE.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusSharp County population from 1870 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1870 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,400 | 9,047 | 12,199 | 11,132 | 11,497 | 8,999 | 6,319 | 14,607 | 17,119 | 17,271 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS102 cemeteries and 11 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 102 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Arnolds Campground Cemetery |
| Ash Flat Cemetery |
| Babe Collins Cemetery |
| Baker Cemetery |
| Bandy Cemetery |
| Barnes Cemetery |
| Barnett Cemetery |
| Bear Creek Cemetery |
| Biggers - Baker Cemetery |
| Biggers - Beck Cemetery |
| Black Cemetery |
| Bowers Cemetery |
| Bowles Cemetery |
| Bradford Chapel Cemetery |
| Brickle Spring Cemetery |
| Buchannan Cemetery |
| Buford Cemetery |
| Burge Cemetery |
| Burns Cemetery |
| Campbell Cemetery |
| Cave City Cemetery |
| Center Cemetery |
| Clark Cemetery |
| Coleman Cemetery |
| Conyers Cemetery |
| Crawford Cemetery |
| Dail Cemetery |
| Davis Cemetery |
| Dawson Cemetery |
| Denton Cemetery |
| Dotson Cemetery |
| Ed Collins Cemetery |
| Eutopia Cemetery |
| Evening Shade Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Flint Cemetery |
| Fore Cemetery |
| Gardner Cemetery |
| Groves Cemetery |
| Hall Cemetery |
| Hardy Cemetery |
| Hedges Field Cemetery |
| Highland Cemetery |
| Hopewell Cemetery |
| Jackson Cemetery |
| James Spring Cemetery |
| Jarrett Cemetery |
| Kellett Cemetery |
| Kirk Cemetery |
| Lafferty Cemetery |
| Lebanon Cemetery |
| Liberty Hill Cemetery |
| Marvin Cemetery |
| Maxville Cemetery |
| McAdams Cemetery |
| McClain Cemetery |
| McCollough Cemetery |
| Mennonite Cemetery |
| Milligan Campground Cemetery |
| Morton Cemetery |
| Mount Carmel Cemetery |
| Mount Pisgah Cemetery |
| Mount View Cemetery |
| Noth Cemetery |
| Oaklawn Cemetery |
| Old Baptist Cemetery |
| Old Hoggard Cemetery |
| Old Yeager Cemetery |
| Palestine Cemetery |
| Palestine Cemetery |
| Parsley Cemetery |
| Parsley Cemetery |
| Perry Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Powell Cemetery |
| Powell Cemetery |
| Powell Chapel Cemetery |
| Providence Cemetery |
| Ratliff Cemetery |
| Ring Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 11 of 11
| Name |
|---|
| Amateur |
| Balboa |
| Bridgeport |
| Canton |
| Draft |
| Herrick |
| Kings Mills |
| Mobley |
| Reed |
| Simco |
| Wenstead |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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