Welcome to Kearney ...

Kearney is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Kearney has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kearney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Kearney is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Kearney lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Kearney: (919) & (984)<4>

Communities Also Named Kearney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Kearney - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Kansas (3), Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2) and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kearney.

Communities near Kearney ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kearney.

• Henderson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Vance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <5>
• Oxford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• Louisburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
  • Louisburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <5>
• Franklinton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Franklinton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <5>
• Youngsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <5>
• Norlina
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norlina
  • Norlina is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norlina <5>
• Warrenton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <5>
• Bunn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
  • Bunn is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunn <5>
• Castalia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
  • Castalia is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
• Kittrell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
  • Kittrell is located in Vance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittrell <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 Kearney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kearney.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kearney. 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 Kearney.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kearney. See our Newspapers Page for Kearney.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kearney ...

Looking for more information about Kearney? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kearney, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kearney.

Adding Kearney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kearney in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kearney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kearney post office opened in 1903.

We also found Kearney on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kearney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kearney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/