South Dakota § 1-19C-5 - 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:
County
Current place name
Place name changed to
Codington
Squaw Lake
Serenity Lake
Custer
Little Squaw Creek
Badger Clark Creek
Fall River
Squaw Flat
Hat Creek Flat
Gregory
Squaw Creek
Oscar Micheaux Creek
Squaw Creek Reservoir
Oscar Micheaux Reservoir
Haakon
Squaw Creek
Sarah Laribee Creek
Harding
Squaw Creek
Slim Buttes Creek
East Squaw Creek
Meat Hook Creek
Squaw Tree Spring
Prairie Woman Spring
West Squaw Creek
Double X Creek
Jones
Squaw Creek
Pitan Creek
Lawrence
Squaw Creek
Cleopatra Creek
East Branch of Squaw Creek
East Branch Cleopatra Creek
Marshall
Squaw Hill
Six Mile Hill
Meade
Squaw Butte
Vig Buttes
Squaw Creek
Deer Creek
Moody
Squaw Creek
Isanti Creek
Pennington
Squaw Creek
Cedar Breaks Creek
Oglala Lakota
Little Squaw Humper Creek
Tahc'a Okute Wakpa C'ikala
Little Squaw Humper Table
Tahc'a Okute Aglehan C'ikala
Squaw Humper Creek
Tahc'a Okute Wakpa
Squaw Humper Dam
Tahc'a Okute Mni Onaktake
Squaw Humper Table
Tahc'a Okute Aglehan
Ziebach
Squaw Teat Butte
Peaked Butte
Squaw Teat Creek
East Rattlesnake Creek
Source: SL 2009, ch 2, § 7; SL 2014, ch 9, § 6; SL 2015, ch 56 (HJR 1005), eff. May 1, 2015.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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