History and Genealogy of Sarpy County, Nebraska Cities within the county include: Bellevue Gretna Offutt AFB Papillion Springfield The county seat is: Papillion Welcome to Sarpy County, Nebraska Part of the Genealogy Trails History Group Volunteers dedicated to putting Historical and Genealogical information online for the FREE use of all researchers. Sarpy County is located on the eastern border of Nebraska, along the Missouri River. Sarpy's adjacent counties in Nebraska are: Cass, Douglas, and Saunders Sarpy's adjacent counties in Iowa are: Mills and Pottawattamie Sarpy County was named in honor of Peter Sarpy, an early fur trader at Fontenelle's Post located in the Bellevue area in the 1840's. Despite the fact that Sarpy County contained the oldest settlement in the state, it was one of the last lands along the river to be organized by law. On February 1, 1857 the land, "where the cities meet the country" was officially created. Early History Biographies Census Records Other Sarpy Communities Surnames Military Photos Obituaries   Sarpy County Marriage Records Cemeteries     Sarpy County Newspaper Excerpts Misc. Latest UPDATES to this site! Sarpy County Volunteer Host Denise Burge We welcome your contributions! Regretfully we are unable to perform personal research. Return to the Nebraska state page Visit the Genealogy Trails main page Search The State Of Nebraska (Or search all of the Genealogy Trails state pages here.) State Selection: AL AK AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Advanced Search Powered by FreeFind Copyright © Genealogy Trails All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.