Butcher Creek (Perkins County, South Dakota)

Butcher Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]

Some say the creek has the name of Charles "Butch" Benard, an early settler, while others believe it has the name of William "Butch" Butcher, a cook at a local ranch.[2]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Butcher Creek (Perkins County, South Dakota)
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.3. University of South Dakota. p. 17.

45°37′57″N 102°20′43″W


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