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Welcome to Kearney City (aka 'Dobytown') ...

So far, we found very little information about Kearney City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Kearney City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kearney City, please Contact Us.

Kearney City would have been located within present day Kearney County<2>.

The pronunciation of Kearney City: CAR-nee<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kearney City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1861.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Kearney City for more information about variations on the name of Kearney City.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Kearney City is 2,120 feet [646 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Kearney City is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Kearney City was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Kearney City was located: 308

The community of Kearney City has also been called Dobytown.

Communities near Kearney City ...

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

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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kearney City.

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

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

Adding Kearney City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kearney City in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Kearney City post office opened in 1861. The Kearney City post office closed in 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kearney City.

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 City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Kearney, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Kearney City. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kearney City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/