Montana Geographic Names Advisor
Geographic Name Change Request
Change Squaw Creek to Dragonfly Creek
Sanders County, Montana
Status =
Approved
| Description |
stream,
2.1 km (1.3 mi) long,
in Lolo National Forest; heads at 47º20’09”N, 114º51’30”W, flows S into the Clark Fork, 5.9 km (3.7 mi) W of Quinns Hot Springs. |
| Location |
47°19’11”N, 114°51’57”W |
| PLSS Location |
Secs 12-14,T18N,R26W |
| Proposal |
to change a name considered by some to be derogatory |
| Proponent |
Carol Juneau; Browning, MT |
| Not |
Squaw Creek |
| Administrative area |
Lolo National Forest |
| Previous BGN Action |
None |
| See also |
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| GNIS ID |
807047
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| Local Usage |
None found
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| Published |
Squaw Creek (USGS 1988, 1992; Sanders County highway map 1973)
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me Squaw Creek is considered by some to be derogatory, and so the Montana HB 412 Advisory Committee submitted a proposal to change that name to Dragonfly Creek. The rationale for the proposed name was not provided. The 2.1 km (1.3 mi) long stream is located within Lolo National Forest west of Quinns Hot Springs and it flows south into the Clark Fork. There are no other features located in Sanders County named Dragonfly Creek.
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| Montana Geographic Names Advisor Recommendation -
Unknown
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| Domestic Names Committee Decision Date -
Thursday, April 8, 2004 |
Domestic Names Committee Discussion -
This proposal, to change the name of Squaw Creek, located in the Lolo National Forest in Sanders County, to Dragonfly Creek, was submitted by the Montana House Bill 412 Advisory Committee, which believes the current name is derogatory (see Attachment A, #1). A motion was made and seconded to approve the change.
Vote: 7 approve
0 against
0 abstentions
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