Montana Geographic Names Advisor
Geographic Name Change Request
Change Gold Creek – in part to North Fork Gold Creek
Ravalli County, Montana
Status =
Approved
| Description |
stream,
5.4 km (3.4 mi) long,
heads in the Bitterroot National Forest at 46°10’22”N, 114°13’42”W, flows E then NE to enter the Bitterroot River 6.4 km (4 mi) S of Hamilton |
| Location |
46°10’57”N, 114°10’27”W |
| PLSS Location |
Secs 24-21,T5N, R19W |
| Proposal |
to modify a name to recognize the historical usage |
| Proponent |
Cheryl Rothlisberger; Hamilton, MT |
| Not |
Gold Creek – in part |
| Administrative area |
Bitterroot National Forest |
| Previous BGN Action |
None |
| See also |
38902, 39103, 39106 |
| GNIS ID |
784042
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| Local Usage |
None found
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| Published |
Gold Creek – in part (USGS 1998)
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names were submitted in association with the aforementioned proposal to change the application of the name Gold Creek. Although the name Ward Creek is applied to the southernmost branch of Gold Creek, the proponent believes that name should be changed so that the name Gold Creek applies to this branch. The County government, the State Names Authority, the U.S. Forest Service, and one of the proponent’s neighbors all concur with the proposal as submitted provided the stream that would become “unnamed” is given an official name. After consultation with her neighbor and with the Forest Service regional geographic names liaison, the proponent agrees that the names Middle Fork Gold Creek and North Fork Gold Creek are appropriate designations for the two tributaries.
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| Montana Geographic Names Advisor Recommendation -
Support
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| Domestic Names Committee Decision Date -
Thursday, July 13, 2006 |
Domestic Names Committee Discussion -
A motion was made and seconded to approve these new names.
Vote: 11 in favor
0 against
0 abstentions
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