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'''Crocker County''' is a defunct ] in the ] of ]. In 1870, the ] created Crocker County from the northern part of Kossuth County. The county seat was located at ]. In December 1871, the ] 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 432 square miles. 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 ]s in its territory reverted to ]. <ref name="P2PCrocker">{{cite web|url= http://www.past2present.org/own/counties/Crocker.htm|title=Crocker County, Iowa (extinct)|publisher= Past 2 Present|accessdate=May 20, 2011}}</ref> '''Crocker County''' is a defunct ] in the ] of ]. In 1870, the ] created Crocker County from the northern part of Kossuth County. The county seat was located at ]. In December 1871, the ] 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 432 square miles. 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 ]s in its territory reverted to ]

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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 Supreme Court of Iowa 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 432 square miles. 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


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