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Iroquois County was formed in 1833 out of Vermilion County and is the only U.S. county named for the Iroquois people (a confederacy of six tribes - the Mohawk, Oneida, Seneca, Onondaga, Cayuga and Tuscarora.) The county seat is Watseka. Cities and Towns Ashkum ~~ Beaverville ~~ Buckley ~~ Chebanse ~~ Cissna Park ~~ Clifton Crescent City ~~ Danforth ~~ Donovan ~~ Gilman ~~ Iroquois ~~ Loda Martinton ~~ Milford ~~ Onarga ~~ Papineau ~~ Sheldon ~~ Stockland Thawville ~~ Watseka ~~ Wellington ~~Woodland
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