Crocker County, Iowa Explained

Subdivision:County
Nation:Iowa
Conventional Long Name:Crocker County
Image Map Caption:Location within the U.S. state of Iowa
Year Start:1870
Year End:1871
Membership Title1:Country
Membership1: United States
Membership Title2:State
P1:Kossuth County, IowaKossuth County
P2:Bancroft County, IowaBancroft County
S1:Kossuth County, IowaKossuth County
Today: United States

Crocker County is a defunct county in the U.S. state of Iowa. In 1870, the Iowa General Assembly created Crocker County from the northern part of Kossuth County. The county seat was located at Greenwood, Iowa. In December 1871, the Iowa Supreme Court declared the act creating this county a violation of the constitution, which in article eleven declares that no new county shall be created which contains less than 432sqmi. As Crocker County was smaller than the law allowed for, it ceased to exist from and after the rendition of that decision and the twelve townships in its territory reverted to Kossuth County.[1] [2]

Attempts of re-establishment

See main article: Larrabee County, Iowa. On February 22, 1913, legislation was introduced again to create a new county in the northern area of Kossuth. The proposed region would be called Larrabee County. It was named after governor William Larrabee.[3] The proposal failed after a referendum.

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Notes and References

  1. News: What Ever Happened to Iowa's 100th County? . Riley . Roger . November 24, 2015 . January 11, 2020.
  2. Web site: Crocker County, Iowa (extinct) . Past 2 Present . January 9, 2024 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120216080137/http://www.past2present.org/own/counties/Crocker.htm . February 16, 2012.