New Sarpy’s post office opened in 1937, and 11% of its homes were built before 1940
More historic than 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How New Sarpy began
When was New Sarpy founded?
The New Sarpy post office opened in 1937, the earliest record of the town by name.
How historic is New Sarpy?
More historic than 18% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
What drives New Sarpy’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, New Sarpy is more historic than 18% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its age pulls it down.
Louisiana towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Louisiana town has 3.8 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so New Sarpy’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (21% of Louisiana towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about New Sarpy’s history
What year was New Sarpy founded?
The New Sarpy post office opened in 1937, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does New Sarpy rank for history?
New Sarpy is more historic than 18% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in New Sarpy?
11% of New Sarpy’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±9.8 points), against a typical 3.4% for a Louisiana town; the median home was built in 1979.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.