Kearny County is named for General Phillip Kearny ( 1815-1862 ), a career soldier who served in the Mexican War and who was killed at the Battle of Chantilly on September 1, 1862.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Wichita County
E – Finney County
S – Grant County
W – Hamilton County
Created: March 20 1873 
County Seat:
Lakin 1888 – present
County Courthouse – Lakin
Location: 304 North Main Street / Washington Avenue
Built: 1939
Style: Art Deco
Architect: Overend & Boucher of Wichita
Contractor: A W Soderberg Construction Company
Description: The building faces southwest and is a two story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Lakin. The southwest front has vertical pilasters diving the windows. The main entrance is located in the center of the first story and is trimmed with stone. There is one story wing on the southeast side and another one story wing on the northwest side. The roof line is flat. In the interior, the central corridor runs southeast-northwest. The County District Court courtroom is located on the northeast side of the second story. The building houses the County District Court of the 25th Judicial District. On the northwest side is the County Public Library.
See: The architect, Overend & Boucher of Wichita, designed courthouses in Hamilton County and Washington County.
See: The other courthouses in Kansas which were constructed with federal government funding under WPA and PWA are located in Ellis County and Jewell County.
See: The 25th Judicial District includes Finney County, Greeley County, Hamilton County, Scott County and Wichita County.
History: The county was created in 1873 and Lakin was selected as the county seat in 1888, when the county was organized. The first courthouse was a two story frame structure built in 1885. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1939.
County Courthouse – Lakin
County District Court courtroom
Photos taken 2007 and 2022