gannett] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. . 1(>5 
Ilion; village in Herkimer County, New York, named 1'rom the place mentioned in 
Homer's poem. 
Illinois; State of the Union and river in same State. Named from the Mini Indians, 
who inhabited the region, the name meaning "men." 
Illiopolis; township and village in Sangamon County, Illinois. A name coined 
from Illinois and polls, meaning "city." 
Illyria; village in Fayette County, Iowa, named from the ancient kingdom of 
Austria. 
Imlay City; village in Lapeer County, Michigan, named for Judge Imlay, of N«\s 
York, who owned a mill in the township. 
Independence; county in Arkansas, city in Montgomery County, Kansas; and 
twenty-six cities, towns, and villages hear this name in commemoration of the 
Declaration of Independence. 
Indiana; State of the Union; probably so named because of the purchase from the 
Indians of that tract of land lying along the Ohio River; by another authority 
said to have been named from the Indian tribes who settled in western 
Pennsylvania. 
Indiana; county in Pennsylvania, named from the general appellation of the Indian 
tribes. 
Indian Cattle; village in Herkimer County, New York, named from the Indian 
fort, part of a chain of defenses which guarded the approach to Canada. 
Indio; town in Riverside County, California. The Spanish form of "Indian." 
Industry; town in Franklin County, Maine, so named on account of the industrious 
character of the people. 
Ingalls; town in Payne County, Oklahoma, named for the senator from Kansas. 
Ingham; county in Michigan, named for Samuel D. Ingham, Secretary of the Treas- 
ury under President Jackson. 
Ingold; village in Sampson County, North Carolina, named for a resident family. 
Inkpa; tributary of the Minnesota River. An Indian word, eenk-pa, or piah, mean- 
ing "end" or "point." 
Inman; city in McPherson County, Kansas, named for Maj. Henry Inman. 
Inman; station in Holt County, Nebraska, named for W. H. Inman, an early settler. 
Inman; town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, named for a resident family. 
Interlaken; city in Putnam County, Florida, named from a town in Switzerland. 
Inverness; township in Cheboygan County, Michigan, named from the city in 
Scotland, meaning "mouth of Ness." 
Inverury; village in Sevier County, Utah, named from the towm in Scotland. 
Iola; city in Allen County, Kansas, named for the wife of J. F. Colborn. 
Ionia; county in Michigan, and twelve other places, the name being transferred 
from Greece. 
Iosco; county in Michigan. An Indian derivative, manufactured by Schoolcraft, 
meaning "water of light," or "shining water." 
Iowa; State of the Union, county and river in same State, and county in Wisconsin. 
The name is derived from the name of an Indian tribe, meaning "sleepy ones," 
or "drowsy ones." 
Iowa Falls; city in Hardin County, Iowa, named from the falls in the river. 
Ipswich; town in Essex County, Massachusetts, and township and village in 
Edmunds County, South Dakota, named from the capital city of Suffolk, England. 
{Ira; town in Rutland County, Vermont; 
Irasburg; town in Orleans County, Vermont. Probably named for Ira Allen, a 
grantee. 
Iredell; county in North Carolina, named for James Iredell, judge of the Supreme 
Court. 
