Welcome to Kearny ...

Kearny is located in Johnson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kearny, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Kearny is 4,630 feet [1,411 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Kearny is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Kearny lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Kearny is within the boundaries of the (307) area code.

Communities Also Named Kearny ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Kearny - they are located in Arizona, New Jersey and Texas.

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

Communities near Kearny ...

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

• Sheridan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <4>
• Buffalo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Story
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
  • Story is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story <4>
• Banner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
  • Banner is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banner <4>
• Saddlestring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlestring
  • Saddlestring is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saddlestring <4>
• Big Horn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Horn
  • Big Horn is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Horn <4>
• Wyarno
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyarno
  • Wyarno is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyarno <4>
• Beckton
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
  • Beckton is located in Sheridan County
• Clearmont
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearmont
  • Clearmont is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearmont <4>
• Wolf
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
  • Wolf is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kearny ...

Looking for more information about Kearny? 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 Kearny, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kearny.

Adding Kearny to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kearny 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 for Kearny was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kearny.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Johnson County: www.johnsoncountywyoming.org/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/