Editing Iosco County, Michigan (section)

==Etymology==
''Iosco'' has traditionally been said to be a Native American word meaning "water of light",<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gannett, Henry |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ |title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States |publisher=Govt. Print. Off. |year=1905 |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n154 165]}}</ref> but was actually coined as a pseudo-Native American name by [[Henry Rowe Schoolcraft]], an American geographer and ethnologist who served as the U.S. Indian agent in Michigan in the late 19th century. He named several counties and towns during the state's formative years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michigan Counties |url=https://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_20826_20829-54126--,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313052757/https://www.michigan.gov/hal/0%2C1607%2C7-160-15481_20826_20829-54126--%2C00.html |archive-date=March 13, 2009 |access-date=February 14, 2016 |website=Michigan.gov}}</ref>