Sharpsburg, Texas from The Handbook of Texas Online: SHARPSBURG, TEXAS. Sharpsburg was located on a slight rise one mile north of the Nueces River in south central San Patricio County, near where U.S. Highway 77 and Interstate Highway 37 cross the river. ( Greater Corpus Christi Texas metropolitan area today) The earliest settlement in the area was a small Mexican community called Ramirena. Around 1867, S. G. Borden settled near Ramirena and built a two-story building for a store and home. He renamed the settlement Sharpsburg, apparently after a man named Sharp who owned a nearby sheep ranch. At its height in the mid-1890s the town had a gristmill, blacksmith and wheelright shops, and a population of approximately 300. By the 1890s, however, the community was in decline. After the railroad bypassed Sharpsburg most of the town's residents and businesses moved to Odem and other larger communities. By the 1920s Sharpsburg was a ghost town. In 1988 a ranch headquarters existed on the site of the old town. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Keith Guthrie, History of San Patricio County (Austin: Nortex, 1986). ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour