Fort Phil Kearny and Associated Sites
Built 1866. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Site |
| Address | On SR W off U.S. 87, Story, WY |
| County | Johnson County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Native American heritage, Military |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 66000756 |
| Built | 1866 · more from the 1860s |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | On SR W off U.S. 87, Story, WY |
| Coordinates | 44.5322° N, 106.8260° W · Directions ↗ |
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Map
Nearby in Johnson County
Public land around it
| Bighorn National Forest ↗National Forest, U.S. Forest Service | About 3 miles away1,112,948 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Fort Phil Kearny and Associated Sites listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Fort Phil Kearny and Associated Sites built?
1866.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Fort Phil Kearny and Associated Sites?
On SR W off U.S. 87, Story, Johnson County, Wyoming.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Fort Phil Kearny and Associated Sites?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there a wildfire near Fort Phil Kearny and Associated Sites right now?
1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-10-17, nearest Pk, 25 miles away.
Source: Map
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000756. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.