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Makee Township covers an area of 35.69 square miles (92.4 km 2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Waukon, which is the Allamakee County seat. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: County Care Facility, Lycurgus, Makee Township, Oakland and Round Prairie.
Waukon is often said to be named for Waukon Decorah, [4] a Ho Chunk (Winnebago) leader who was a U.S. ally during the 1832 Black Hawk War, although the city is also said to be named for his son Chief John Waukon. [5] Winnebagos lived in this area of Iowa in the 1840s, before being forced to relocate to Minnesota.
Iowa 9 west – Lansing, Waukon Iowa 26 north – New Albin: Continuation into Iowa: Black Hawk Bridge; Iowa–Wisconsin state line: Crawford: Town of Freeman: WIS 35 south / Great River Road south – Prairie du Chien: Southern end of WIS 35 overlap: De Soto: WIS 35 north / Great River Road north – Genoa: Northern end of WIS 35 overlap ...
A frame building in Waukon was used as a courthouse from 1854 to 1861. [3] A more permanent courthouse and jail were completed in Waukon for $13,635 in 1861. [4] In 1867, the Iowa Supreme Court finally settled the debate when it ruled that Waukon was the county seat. [5] The building constructed in 1861 served as the county courthouse until 1940.
Soils of Allamakee County Soils of private land in Allamakee County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 659 square miles (1,710 km 2), of which 639 square miles (1,660 km 2) is land and 20 square miles (52 km 2) (3.0%) is water.
The Standard, formerly the Waukon Standard is the local paper in Waukon, Iowa and Lansing, Iowa. It, along with the Postville Herald, cover all the top stories in NE Iowa. Each paper cost $1.25 to purchase. Each paper includes sections from education, to agriculture, to viewpoints of local residents. [1]
The people listed below were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Waukon, Iowa. Pages in category "People from Waukon, Iowa" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Dorchester is an unincorporated community in northwestern Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads just off Iowa Highway 76, north of the city of Waukon, the county seat of Allamakee County. [1] Its elevation is 738 feet (225 m). [2]