Kearny County has an area of 864 square miles; it is twenty-four miles from east to west; thirty-six miles from north to south. The Arkansas, as it enters the county, some twelve miles from its southern boundary, runs in a southeasterly direction, and before it crosses its center line from east to west, its course is northwesterly. Kearny County held its first election as a township at Lakin, July 7, 1879, polling 38 votes.
County Seat: Lakin, Kansas
Date organized:1888
County History:
Cutler's History of the State of Kansas, Unorganized territory
Historic Landmarks, State, National:
County Historical Society:
Kearny County Historical Society
Websites about the county: