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Kearny, New Jersey.  Kearny, New Jersey 9.3 miles in area is located in the western region of Hudson County and is bounded by Bergen County to the north, the Hackensack River to the east, East Newark and Harrison to the south and the Passaic River to the south and west. The area was orginally settled in 1668 when it was part of New Barbados Neck. The present municipal boundaries were formed when the town separated from the northern part of Harrision Township in 1867. The town was named after Major General Philip Kearny, killed in action in 1862 at Chantilly Virginia.