Varying civil jurisdictional levels can confuse the genealogist. One thing to remember is that a state or province may have different civil jurisdictions with the same name. In Illinois, the town Henderson is not in the county of Henderson. There are numerous other examples, particularly when smaller civil units, such as townships are considered. Always consider the possibility that someone may be confusing the town with the township or county of the same name.
Keokuk, Iowa, is not in Keokuk County, Iowa.
The list of examples is a very long one.
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I spent ages looking for my Great Grandmother’s home. She always said she was from Sharon County, MI, there is no such county.
Where she actually was from, Sharon Township, in Jackson County, MI near the town of Grass Lake (south part of MI). But she lived out in the COUNTY, not in town. We would probably say ‘out in the country’ today.
Watertown, Wisconsin is made up of two counties – Jefferson and Dodge.