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Kearney, Missouri

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Kearney Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64060. It stands on Muddy Fork. The Survey maps it on the Kearney quadrangle. 10,404 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 856 feet above sea level.

Kearney within Clay County

On record in Kearney

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 3 records

Population over time

2 figures

Kearney grew from 8,381 to 10,404 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20108,381
202010,404+2,023 (+24%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 22 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

77 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Kearney between 1992 and 2018, burning about 142 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined33
Recreation and ceremony15
Debris and open burning12
Arson/incendiarism10
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking3
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
4 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
3 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
28 September 2018Smokingunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177820-02412-09282018-1420
10 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
1 September 2007Recreation and ceremony6.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
8 July 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
7 July 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clay County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Kearney: 11 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownClayPast Producer
Everett Quarries #5Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Kearney QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Kelly QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Matthews QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Clay County

Storms near this place

60 of 78 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kearney in 78 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 43 hail, 27 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 1994Thunderstorm WindKearney1 hurt, $5,000Power lines and large trees were knocked down. A motorists traveling through the storm was badly bruised by wind blown hail after trying to seek shelter in a nearby ditch. The size of the hail was unknown.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindKearney$50,000Several large trees were downed in Kearney. Property damage resulted from some of the trees landing on houses.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindKearney$2,000Several large trees down and gas station signs blown down.
April 2026HailKearney-Quarter sized hail reported in Kearney.
May 2025HailKearney-Tennis ball sized hail near Kearney.
May 2025HailKearney-Golf ball sized hail reported north of Kearney.
May 2025HailKearney-Two inch hail reported in Kearney.
May 2025HailKearney-Half dollar sized hail reported on the south side of Kearney.
May 2025HailKearney-Half dollar sized hail was reported east of Kearney.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindKearney-Multiple social media reports of trees and limbs down in Kearney.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindKearney-Light pole snapped.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindKearney-Report of tree limbs down at Route 92 and Jesse James Farm Road.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindKearney-Carport and vehicle damaged and multiple trees downed at a residence northeast of Kearney.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindKearney-Social media report of limbs down east of Kearney.
April 2023HailKearney-Quarter sized hail was reported in Kearney.
June 2023HailKearney-Quarter sized hail was reported on the south side of Kearney.
June 2023HailKearney-Two inch hail was reported in central Kearney.
June 2023HailKearney-Quarter sized hail was reported on the northwest side of Kearney.
March 2022HailKearney-This report came in via social media.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindKearney-Public reported 60 mph wind via social media.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindKearney-Trained spotter reported 60 mph wind near Kearney.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindKearney-A large tree branch fell due to strong winds.
April 2019HailKearney-This report was received via social media.
August 2017FloodKearney-Water was over several roads in Kearney.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindKearney-Several tree branches ranging from 3 to 4 inches were down across the entire area. A large tree was down near Nebo Hills Road and 112th Road.
June 2016HailKearney-This report was received via social media.
August 2016Flash FloodKearney-Flash flooding was reported at the intersection of Interstate 35 and Highway 92 near Kearney.
May 2015Flash FloodKearney-A water rescue was performed at 172nd St and Bishop Rd.
June 2015Flash FloodKearney-Several areas around Kearney received flash flooding as a result of heavy rain. The parking lot to the Pilot Truck Stop was flooded. Vehicles had water up the doors. West of Kearney, there was water flowing over the road at the intersection of Highway 92 and Francis Road. Northwest of Kearney water was flowing over 162nd Road and Nation Road.
May 2011Tornado (EF0)Kearney-At 1145CST a brief EF0 tornado touchdown, was observed around 1 mile west northwest of Kearney. The tornado touched down and then right back up. No damage was observed.
June 2001Flash FloodKearney-5 to 6 inches of water reported over roadway northeast of Kearney.
June 2001Flash FloodKearney-Water reported over roads from heavy rain.
June 2001Flash FloodKearney-92 highway east of Kearney still closed due to flooding from Clear Creek.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindKearney-A storm spotter reported 70 MPH winds along I-29 a mile southwest of Kearney.
May 1997HailKearney-A storm spotter reported one inch diameter hail in Kearney along I-35.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindKearney-A spotter reported a 60 MPH wind gust along I-35 in Kearney during a severe thunderstorm.
April 1995HailKearney-Severe thunderstorms dumped hail from golf ball- to softball-size on parts of northern Kansas City and Gladstone. The storms then moved northeast to Kearney and Holt. Many homes received roof damage and at least four car dealerships received major damage to inventory. Baseball-size hail at the Metro North Mall smashed car windshields and broke windows.
April 1993HailKearney-A cooperative observer reported hail up to nickel-size fell for a duration of 2 minutes.
September 2019HailKearney-no account filed
May 2015HailKearney-no account filed
June 2015HailKearney-no account filed
May 2014HailKearney-no account filed
April 2011HailKearney-no account filed
April 2011HailKearney-no account filed
April 2011HailKearney-no account filed
April 2011HailKearney-no account filed
April 2010HailKearney-no account filed
April 2010HailKearney-no account filed
April 2010HailKearney-no account filed
May 2008Thunderstorm WindKearney-no account filed
June 2008HailKearney-no account filed
June 2008HailKearney-no account filed
April 2006HailKearney-no account filed
March 2006HailKearney-no account filed
March 2006HailKearney-no account filed
March 2005HailKearney-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindKearney-no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindKearney-no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindKearney-no account filed
May 2003HailKearney-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Clay County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Chandler4.8 miles23
Arley5.1 miles23
Mosby5.1 miles22
Greenville5.4 miles22
Stockdale5.4 miles22
Holt6.0 miles22
Prathersville6.1 miles22
Ectonville6.1 miles23

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on KearneyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q957355The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 730123. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.