Welcome to Sarpy ...
So far, we found very little information about Sarpy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sarpy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sarpy, please Contact Us.
Sarpy would have been located within present day Big Horn County<2>.
The location of Sarpy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sarpy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sarpy is 3,520 feet [1,073 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Sarpy is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Sarpy was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Sarpy once stood is in the (406) area code.
Communities Also Named Sarpy ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sarpy - it's located in Louisiana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sarpy.
Communities near Sarpy ...
We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Sarpy.
- Colstrip
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colstrip
- Colstrip is located in Rosebud County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colstrip <5>
- Muddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Busby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Busby is located in Big Horn County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Busby <5>
- Lame Deer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lame Deer
- Lame Deer is located in Rosebud County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lame Deer <5>
- Crow Agency
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Agency
- Crow Agency is located in Big Horn County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crow Agency <5>
- Garryowen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garryowen
- Garryowen is located in Big Horn County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garryowen <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sarpy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sarpy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sarpy. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sarpy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sarpy. See our Newspapers Page for Sarpy.
Adding Sarpy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sarpy in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sarpy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Sarpy post office opened in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sarpy.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sarpy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Big Horn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sarpy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |