Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Kearny County, Kansas.

Official Website

The original Kearney County was established on March 6, 1873 and was dissolved in 1883. It was reestablished with its original borders in 1887, and organized on March 27, 1888. The county is named in honor of Philip Kearny, a U.S. Army officer in the Mexican–American War and a Union army general in the American Civil War.

Santa Fe Trail-Kearny County Segment 1 is a historic site in Kearny County, Kansas which preserves a segment of the historic Santa Fe Trail. It is also known as Charlie's Ruts or Bentrup's Ruts.

Adjacent Counties

• Finney County
• Grant County
• Stanton County
• Scott County
• Hamilton County
• Wichita County

Cities & Townships

• Deerfield
• East Hibbard
• Hartland
• Kendall
• Lakin (County Seat)
• Southside
• West Hibbard

Links

Wikipedia

Genealogy Trails

Kearny County Museum

KS Gen Web

Kearny County Genealogical Research

Forebears.io

Hearthstone Legacy

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