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Kearney, Missouri

City of Kearney
City
Location of Kearney within Missouri
Location of Kearney within Missouri
Coordinates: 39°21′57″N 94°21′37″W / 39.36583°N 94.36028°W / 39.36583; -94.36028Coordinates: 39°21′57″N 94°21′37″W / 39.36583°N 94.36028°W / 39.36583; -94.36028
Country United States
State Missouri
County Clay
Settled 1856
Incorporated 1869
Government
 • Mayor Bill Dane
Area
 • Total 12.92 sq mi (33.46 km2)
 • Land 12.91 sq mi (33.44 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation 856 ft (261 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 8,381
 • Estimate (2012) 8,846
 • Density 649.2/sq mi (250.7/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 64060
Area code(s) 816
FIPS code 29-38072
GNIS feature ID 0730123
Website http://www.ci.kearney.mo.us

Kearney /ˈkɑːrni/ is a city in Clay County, Missouri, United States. The population per the 2010 U.S. Census was 8,381. It is most famous for being the birthplace of Jesse James, and there is an annual festival in the third weekend of September to recognize the notorious outlaw.

Kearney was unofficially founded in the spring of 1856 by David T. Duncan and W. R. Cave, and was originally called Centerville. Centerville was composed of what is now the southeastern portion of the town. In 1867, John Lawrence began laying out plans for another small settlement around the newly established Kansas City and Cameron Railroad subsidiary of the Hannibal and Saint Joseph Railroad which was to build the Hannibal Bridge establishing Kansas City, Missouri as the dominant city in the region. The president of the railroad was Charles E. Kearney (although there is speculation that it was named after Kearney, Nebraska). The railroad still operates as the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway. As they grew, the two settlements of Centerville and Kearney were effectively merged, and the town of Kearney, Missouri was officially incorporated in 1869.

The Claybrook House and James Brothers' House and Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


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