Offensive place names revised by United States Board on Geographic Names.

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1-19C-5. Offensive place names revised by United States Board on Geographic Names.

The following offensive place names in South Dakota by county were revised by the United States Board on Geographic Names as of January 1, 2014:

CountyCurrent place namePlace name changed to
CodingtonSquaw LakeSerenity Lake
CusterLittle Squaw CreekBadger Clark Creek
Fall RiverSquaw FlatHat Creek Flat
GregorySquaw CreekOscar Micheaux Creek
Squaw Creek ReservoirOscar Micheaux Reservoir
HaakonSquaw CreekSarah Laribee Creek
HardingSquaw CreekSlim Buttes Creek
East Squaw CreekMeat Hook Creek
Squaw Tree SpringPrairie Woman Spring
West Squaw CreekDouble X Creek
JonesSquaw CreekPitan Creek
LawrenceSquaw CreekCleopatra Creek
East Branch of Squaw CreekEast Branch Cleopatra Creek
MarshallSquaw HillSix Mile Hill
MeadeSquaw ButteVig Buttes
Squaw CreekDeer Creek
MoodySquaw CreekIsanti Creek
PenningtonSquaw CreekCedar Breaks Creek
Oglala LakotaLittle Squaw Humper CreekTahc'a Okute Wakpa C'ikala
Little Squaw Humper TableTahc'a Okute Aglehan C'ikala
Squaw Humper CreekTahc'a Okute Wakpa
Squaw Humper DamTahc'a Okute Mni Onaktake
Squaw Humper TableTahc'a Okute Aglehan
ZiebachSquaw Teat ButtePeaked Butte
Squaw Teat CreekEast Rattlesnake Creek

Source: SL 2009, ch 2, §7; SL 2014, ch 9, §6; SL 2015, ch 56 (HJR 1005), eff. May 1, 2015.


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