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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Kearney. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Kearney to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kearney, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Kearney (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Kearney. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Kearney is historic, it would have been located within present day Calhoun County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calhoun County: Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Saint Clair & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Kearney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kearney:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Kearney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Merrellton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Nances Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Collins ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Jacksonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colvins Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Booker T City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Booker T City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T City
- Angel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Dailey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Ball Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Spring Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Exie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Rock Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Moshat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Centre
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tecumseh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Tucker Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Noah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Elder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Delta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Grantley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Borden Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Oak Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Palestine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Edwardsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Heflin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fruithurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Muscadine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Ai
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Abel
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Hollis Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Collinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Cotnam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Rodentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Banner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Hokes Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Ballplay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Glencoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burns Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Hale ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Coat's Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- East Gadsden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Edwardsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Ragland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Steele
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Coldwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Silver Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Kentuck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Grant Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd County (GA)
- Cave Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haralson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Tallapoosa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Felton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Budapest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tabernacle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Buchanan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Esom Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Etna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Cedartown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kearney, see our County-by-County Page for Kearney.
Cemeteries Near Kearney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kearney.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Kearney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kearney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Community Congregational Holiness Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boozer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wellborn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McCain's Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCain's Chapel Cemetery
- The McCain's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCain Cemetery
- McCain's Chapel Methodist Cemetery
- McCain's Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24288 <3>
- Littlejohn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nances Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Munger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (345 more) ...
- Ohatchee #2 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tredagar - Boozer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Kearney in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kearney.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Merrellton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Nances Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Jacksonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jenkins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Piedmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colvins Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Gnatville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gnatville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnatville
- Reaves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reaves is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaves
- Ladiga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ladiga is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiga
- Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- White Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grantley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Mack ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Spring Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kearney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kearney.
Newspapers Published in Kearney ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kearney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kearney, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kearney.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Kearney:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Floyd County
- Haralson County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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 Kearney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kearney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |