Crocker County, Iowa

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Crocker County, Iowa was created in 1870 from portions of Bancroft County. In 1870 the Iowa state legislature created Crocker County from portions of what had been Bancroft 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.