Coordinates: 36°58′07″N 88°27′30″W / 36.96861°N 88.45833°W / 36.96861; -88.45833

Sharpe, Kentucky

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Sharpe, Kentucky
Sharpe is located in Kentucky
Sharpe
Sharpe
Sharpe is located in the United States
Sharpe
Sharpe
Coordinates: 36°58′07″N 88°27′30″W / 36.96861°N 88.45833°W / 36.96861; -88.45833
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMarshall
Elevation410 ft (120 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID503262[1]

Sharpe is an unincorporated community in northwest Marshall County, Kentucky, United States.[1] The community is on US Route 68 approximately 12 miles southeast of Paducah.[2]

Thomas Rickman (1940–2018), American screenwriter, was born in Sharpe.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sharpe, Kentucky
  2. ^ Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 4th ed. 2010, p. 59 ISBN 0899333400
  3. ^ The Hollywood Reporter, Patrick Shanley, September 5, 2018