166 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES [bull. 258. 
Irion; county in Texas, named for an early settler. 
Iron; counties in Michigan, Missouri, Utah, and Wisconsin, so named on account of 
the great amount of iron ore found within their limits. 
Irondequoit; town in Monroe County, New York. An Indian word which, accord- 
ing to some authorities, means "place where the waves gasp and die," and 
according to others, "bay." 
Iron Mountain; city in Dickinson County, Michigan. Large iron-ore mines being 
discovered in the Menominee range; a settlement grew up around them, hence 
the name. 
Ironton; city in Lawrence County, Ohio. The name is contracted from "iron 
town." 
Iroquois; county in Illinois, named from the river which flows through it. 
Iroquois; river in Indiana and Illinois, and town in Kingsbury County, South 
Dakota. The river is so named from a battle on its banks between the Iroquois 
and Illinois Indians, in which the former were defeated. From the famous 
Iroquois Indian Confederacy. The word is said to be from Iriro, " I have said," 
and koue, a vocable, which expressed joy or sorrow, according to the rapidity 
with which it is pronounced. 
Irvine; town in Estill County, Kentucky, named for Col. William Irvine. 
Irving; city in Marshall County, Kansas; 
Irvington; township and village in Washington County, Illinois, town in Essex 
County, New Jersey, and village in Westchester County, New York. Named 
for Washington Irving. 
Irwin; village in Gunnison County, Colorado, named for Richard Irwin, a noted 
mining man. 
{Irwin; county in Georgia; 
Irwinton; town in Wilkinson County, Georgia. Named for Gen. Jared Irwin, for- 
mer governor of the State. 
Irwin; borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Named for John Irwin, 
who owned the land upon which the town is built. 
Isa; lake in Yellowstone Park, named for Miss Isabel Jelke, of Cincinnati. 
Isaac; branch of St. Jones Creek, Delaware, named for Isaac Webb, an early settler. 
Isabella; county in Michigan, named for the daughter of John Hurst, who was the 
first white child born within its limits. 
Isanti; county in Minnesota, named from the Sioux Indian word isan, "knife," 
applied to the eastern division of the Sioux tribe formerly occupying that region. 
Ishawooa; town in Bighorn County, Wyoming. An Indian word meaning "much 
cascara." 
Ishpeming; township and city in Marquette County, Michigan. An Ojibwa Indian 
word meaning "heaven" or "high up." 
Island; county in AVashington, so named because it is composed entirely of islands. 
Island Falls; town in Aroostook County, Maine, so named on account of an island 
which is midway of the stream at the verge of the falls. 
Island Mine; village on Isle Royale, Michigan, so named because of a copper mine 
there. 
Island Pond; village in Essex County, Vermont, so named because of an island in 
the center of a little lake between the spurs of the mountains. 
Isle au Chene; island in Lake Superior, Wisconsin; one of the Apostle Islands. A 
Franch phrase meaning "island of the oak." 
Isle au Haut; island at the entrance to Penobscot Bay, Maine, composed of high, 
steep cliffs. A French phrase meaning "island of the height." 
Isle au Haut; town in Hancock County, Maine, named from the island. 
Isle Lamotte; town in Grand Isle County, Vermont, named for a French officer, 
La Motte. 
