Keokuk County, Iowa
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Keokuk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,033, and was estimated to be 9,797 in 2025. The county seat and the largest city is Sigourney.
The Courthouse in Sigourney is on the NRHP
Keokuk (Sauk chief) by George Catlin
What Cheer, Iowa
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What Cheer is a city in Keokuk County, Iowa, United States. It is a former coal town, and from the 1870s to the early 1900s was one of the major coal-producing centers of Iowa. Its greatest recorded p
Keokuk County, Iowa
…although the seat was not decided (for Sigourney) until 1856. Keokuk County is unusual in that it has two county fairs. The Keokuk County Fair is held in What Cheer and immediately followed by the Keokuk County Expo which is held 8.9 miles east-southeast in Sigourney. The Keokuk County Courthouse was built in 1911…
What Cheer Opera House
Watertower in What Cheer
What Cheer welcome sign