Kearney, Nebraska

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Grand Island. It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the northeast of Kearney and has a population of 42,940 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Hastings. It is located about 37 miles [59 km] to the east of Kearney and has a population of 24,064 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alma	S	43 mi [69.2 km]	1,074	11.53% decrease
	Arapahoe	SW	50 mi [80.5 km]	886	13.81% decrease
	Cozad	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	4,218	1.32% increase
	Elm Creek	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	878	1.79% decrease
	Franklin	S	42 mi [67.6 km]	889	13.35% decrease
	Gibbon	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,847	5% increase
	Holdrege	SW	23 mi [37.01 km]	5,172	8.23% decrease
	Lexington	W	34 mi [54.7 km]	10,126	1.15% increase
	Loup City	N	40 mi [64.4 km]	883	11.35% decrease
	Minden	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	2,802	5.47% decrease
	Oxford	SW	42 mi [67.6 km]	752	14.16% decrease
	Ravenna	N	24 mi [38.62 km]	1,316	1.86% decrease
	Saint Paul	NE	48 mi [77.2 km]	2,199	0.86% decrease
	Shelton	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,157	1.49% increase
	Wood River	E	26 mi [41.84 km]	1,193	0.91% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Amherst	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	272	1.81% decrease
	Axtell	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	693	0.43% decrease
	Funk	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	185	9.31% decrease
	Hazard	N	26 mi [41.84 km]	58	12.12% decrease
	Heartwell	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	77	3.75% decrease
	Hildreth	S	25 mi [40.23 km]	320	13.51% decrease
	Kenesaw	E	23 mi [37.01 km]	912	4.47% increase
	Loomis	SW	26 mi [41.84 km]	363	8.56% decrease
	Miller	NW	22 mi [35.41 km]	156	---
	Norman	SE	21 mi [33.8 km]	47	4.08% decrease
	Odessa	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Overton	W	23 mi [37.01 km]	655	1.39% increase
	Pleasanton	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	351	2.5% decrease
	Riverdale	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	209	1.88% decrease
	Wilcox	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	334	7.22% decrease

Buffalo County

Kearney is located in Buffalo County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Buffalo: Adams, Custer, Dawson, Hall, Howard, Kearney, Phelps and Sherman.

While not sharing a border with Buffalo, the counties of Franklin and Harlan are close to Kearney.

Below are counties that are near Kearney (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Kearney:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Kearney
	Adams County	E	Kenesaw	23 miles [37 km]
	Custer County	NW	Cumro	35 miles [56 km]
	Dawson County	W	Trued	19 miles [30 km]
	Franklin County	S	Hildreth	25 miles [40 km]
	Gosper County	W	Smithfield	35 miles [56 km]
	Hall County	E	Wood River	26 miles [41 km]
	Harlan County	S	Ragan	28 miles [45 km]
	Howard County	NE	Boelus	32 miles [51 km]
	Kearney County	SE	Newark	7 miles [11 km]
	Phelps County	SW	Funk	18 miles [28 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Nebraska<3>

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