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United States Nebraska Sarpy County

Sarpy County, Nebraska genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

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Sarpy County, Nebraska
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Location in the state of Nebraska
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Facts
Founded	February 7, 1857
County Seat	Papillion
Courthouse
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Address	Sarpy County Courthouse 1210 Golden Gate Drive Papillion, Nebraska 68046 Phone: 402.593.2100

County Courthouse

Sarpy County Courthouse
1210 Golden Gate Drive
Papillion, NE 68046
Phone:. 402.593.2100

County Judge has marriage and probate records.
County Clerk has land records. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1857--Sarpy County was created 7 February 1857 from Douglas County. County seat: Papillion ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Cass
• Douglas
• Mills County, Iowa
• Pottawattamie County, Iowa
• Saunders

Resources

Cemeteries

BillionGraves:

• Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue 
• Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery, Bellevue 
• La Borde Cemetery, Gretna
• Papillion Cemetery, Papillion 
• Portal Cemetery, La Vista 
• St. Johns Cemetery, Bellevue
• Voss Mohr Cemetery, Chalco

Census

For tips on accessing Sarpy County, Nebraska census records online, see: Nebraska Census.

Church

Court

Land

• Digital images of Grantor/Grantee books, containing indexes of land transactions between 1857 and 1990 at the Sarpy County Register of Deeds site.

Local Histories

Maps

Migration

Early migration routes to and from Sarpy County, Nebraska for European and African American settlers included:

• Missouri River
• Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon^[3]
• California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California^[4]
• Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah^[5]

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Papillion Nebraska Family History Center

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Sarpy County, Nebraska page 434, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ National Park Service, "(Auto Tour Route) Maps" in Oregon National Historic Trail at http://www.nps.gov/oreg/planyourvisit/maps.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).
4. ↑ National Park Service, "(Auto Tour Route) Maps" in California National Historic Trail at http://www.nps.gov/cali/planyourvisit/maps.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).
5. ↑ National Park Service, "Auto Tour Route Maps" in Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail at http://www.nps.gov/mopi/planyourvisit/maps.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).

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