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Iroquois County
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Iroquois county is located in east central Illinois on the Indiana border. It was formed from parts of Vermilion County in 1833. Later, the county contributed land to Ford County, Kankakee County and Will County.Did you know: It is the only county in the U.S. that is named for the Iroquois Nation. The Iroquois are actually six tribes located in western New York--the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora--melded into one Nation. An ancient graveyard east of Woodland is known for "Alfonzo's Grave", one that "glows in the dark". The county seat is Watseka and the county population on July 1, 1999, was 31,196, an increase of 409 over the 1990 census. They ranked #2 nationally (1997) in soybean production. For information on county government, contact the National Association of Counties Web site. Additional information is available at these pages:
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