City of Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States

Overview of Kearney

• Name:
  Kearney
• Official Name:
  City of Kearney
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City (county subdivision)
• Located In:
  United States
  

  Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Sixth Principal Meridian (99%)
  

  Township 9 North, Range 16 West (47%)
  

  Section 36 (8%)
  Section 25 (8%)
  Section 35 (8%)
  Section 34 (7%)
  Section 26 (4%)
  Section 27 (4%)
  Section 33 (4%)
  Section 24 (2%)
  Section 23 (1%)
  

  Township 8 North, Range 16 West (35%)
  

  Section 1 (8%)
  Section 2 (8%)
  Section 12 (6%)
  Section 3 (4%)
  Section 13 (4%)
  Section 11 (3%)
  Section 14 (1%)
  Section 10 (1%)
  

  Township 9 North, Range 15 West (9%)
  

  Section 31 (6%)
  Section 30 (2%)
  Section 19 (1%)
  

  Township 8 North, Range 15 West (8%)
  

  Section 7 (2%)
  Section 6 (2%)
  Section 8 (2%)
  Section 17 (1%)
  Section 9 (1%)
  Section 18 (1%)
  
• History (GNIS):
  Incorporated as a city in 1873. Became the county seat of Buffalo County in 1872.
• Surveys:
  Sixth Principal Meridian
  

  Range 15 West
  

  Township 8 North
  

  Sections: 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18

  Township 9 North
  

  Sections: 19, 30, 31

  Range 16 West
  

  Township 8 North
  

  Sections: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

  Township 9 North
  

  Sections: 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36
• County Seat of:
  Buffalo County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:40.699457040° 41' 58.0"N

  Longitude:-99.081476799° 04' 53.3"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Cornhusker Trailer Court 0 mi. N
  • Countryside Mobile Park 0 mi. N
  • Prairie View Estates 0 mi. N
  • Valley View Trailer Court 1.3 mi. E
  • East Lawn Mobile Home Estates 1.3 mi. E
  • Riverdale (Riverdale Township) 7.2 mi. NW
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Kearney 1.5 mi. NE
  • Dove Hill (Collins Township) 5.4 mi. W
  • Riverdale (Riverdale Township) 6.9 mi. NW
  • Prairie Center (Thornton Township) 9.2 mi. N
  • White Hill (Logan Township, Kearney County) 10.5 mi. SE
  • Saint Mary (Thornton Township) 11.1 mi. N
  • Lutheran (Divide Township) 11.3 mi. N
  • Riverside (Gibbon Township) 11.5 mi. E
  • Stanley (Grant Township) 11.9 mi. NW
  • Fairmont Pioneer (Rusco Township) 12.1 mi. N
  • Liberty (Liberty Township, Kearney County) 12.3 mi. SE
  • Saint Johns (Cedar Township) 13.3 mi. N
• Population:
  28,758
• Elevation:
  656 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  348312826
• Updated Apr 20, 2020