 Sharp's Ridge is named for the Sharpe family, who lived on the ridge during the 19th century.Sharp's Ridge (spelled "Sharp Ridge" on United States Geological Survey (USGS) topographical maps) is a narrow, elongate ridge characteristic of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians.The ridge stretches northeastward for approximately from Third Creek (near Knoxville's West Haven suburb) to Love Creek (at Mill Road, near the Oak Grove community).