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KEARNEY County has an area of 864 square miles; it is twenty-four miles from east to west; thirty-six miles from north to south.₁
County was renamed to KEARNY in 1889.

Organized Narch 27, 1888. County seat Lakin. Named after General Kearny, who commanded United States troops in the West during the Indian troubles₂

1. William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.

2. History of Kansas, Noble Prentis, (Winfield: E.P. Greer. 1899)

Cemeteries
History - Directories
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Kearney County Medical Directory 1920	2K	Feb 2009	Joy Fisher
Military Records
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Kearney County 1883 Pension List	1 kb	Dec 1997	Maureen Reed

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