Welcome to Kearny County ...

Time Zone: Kearny County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Lakin is the Seat for Kearny County.

Kearny County was founded March 27, 1888. Kearny was created by taking area from Finney and Hamilton Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kearny had a population of 3,838 people. This is a decrease of 4.1% since the last Census (which gave a population of 4,002 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kearny represented 0.14% of the total population of Kansas.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Kansas
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  • Website for the Kansas Historical Society

• Websites specific to Kearny County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Finney County
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  • Grant County
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  • Hamilton County
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  • Haskell County
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  • Scott County
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  • Stanton County
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  • Wichita County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Cemeteries of Kearny County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Cemeteries of Kearny County