Montana Geographic Names Advisor
The Montana Geographic Names Advisor (GNA) is responsible for making official recommendations on behalf of the State of Montana to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) on all name changes or new names the BGN is considering in Montana. The BGN is the agency that determines what names the federal government recognizes for placement on maps produced by federal agencies.
In order to determine whether or not to recommend approval of a name proposal, the GNA sends requests for comments to several state agencies and the county commissions of the counties affected by the proposal, and issues a public request for comments. The GNA considers the opinions of all interested parties and forwards all opinions received, whether they argree or disagree with GNA's recommendation, to the BGN to help it make the final decision.
Please send a message to
Gerry Daumiller
Geographic Names Advisor
Montana State Library
P.O. Box 201800
Helena, MT 59620-1800
The following proposals have been made since 2002:
| New Name | Old Name | County | Location | Status |
| George Shaw Spring | Lincoln County, Montana | 48°04’27”N, 115°32’28”W | Pending | |
| Bad Medicine Spires | Lincoln County, Montana | 48°13’46”N, 115°52’18”W | Approved | |
| Sim-heh Creek | Missoula County, Montana | 47°04’47”N, 114°04’59”W | Approved | |
| Castle Cliffs | Lincoln County, Montana | 48°13’46”N, 115°52’18”W | Withdrawn | |
| Grizzly Creek | Missoula County, Montana | 47°04’47”N, 114°04’59”W | Denied | |
| Rittel Mountain | Lewis and Clark County, Montana | 47°03’36”N, 112°19’32”W | Approved | |
| Cheatgrass Hill | Ravalli County, Montana | 46°29'09''N, 114°03'54''W | Denied | |
| Yenne Peak | Glacier County, Montana | 48°49’19”N, 113°45’10”W | Denied | |
| Little Wolf Creek | Squaw Creek | Powder River County, Montana | 5°43’41”N, 105°41’19”W | Denied |
| Wally McClure Creek | Gallatin County, Montana | 44°48’15”N, 111°17’39”W | Approved | |
| Wilsall Peak | Park County, Montana | 46°01’37”N, 110°20’46”W | Approved | |
| Bollys Ridge | Powell County, Montana | 47°13’19”N, 113°21’34”W | Denied | |
| Invitation Island | Flathead County, Montana | 48°04’14”N, 114°13’00”W | Approved | |
| Two Moons Creek | Squaw Creek | Powder River County, Montana | 45º43’41”N, 105º41’19”W | Approved |
| Brindle Calf Woman Butte | Squaw Butte | Hill County, Montana | 48°24’37”N, 109°33’30”W | Approved |
| Dry Fork Nancy Russell Creek | Dry Fork Squaw Creek | Garfield County, Montana | 47°23’19”N, 107°35’01”W | Approved |
| Hot Dance Creek | Squaw Creek | Carbon County, Montana | 45°28’40”N, 108°59’57”W | Approved |
| Iron Teeth Woman Creek | Short Squaw Creek | Custer County, Montana | 46°16’55”N, 105°36’23”W | Approved |
| Little Nancy Russell Creek | Little Squaw Creek | Garfield County, Montana | 47°27’58”N, 107°48’45”W | Approved |
| Nancy Russell Creek | Squaw Creek | Garfield County, Montana | 47°27’58”N, 107°48’45”W | Approved |
| North Woman Creek | Squaw Creek | Custer County, Montana | 46°16’55”N, 105°46’04”W | Approved |
| Shedhorn Creek | Jefferson County, Montana | 46°06’54”N, 112°08’54”W | Approved | |
| Charlie Swamps | Powell County, Montana | 47°11’50”N, 113°24’56”W | Denied | |
| Duckhead Buttes | Squaw Buttes | Glacier County, Montana | 48°32’03”N, 112°30’29”W | Approved |
| Pikuni Flat | Squaw Flat | Glacier County, Montana | 48°54’46”N, 113°08’13”W | Approved |
| Mooney Mountain | Beaverhead County, Montana | 45º05’28”N, 112º45’25”W | Approved | |
| Aspen Hill | Squaw Teat | Meagher County, Montana | 46°53’56”N, 111°31’43”W | Denied |
| Benson Peak | Beaverhead County, Montana | 45°07’12”N, 112°27’54”W | Approved | |
| Big Sagebrush Coulee | Squaw Coulee | Judith Basin County and Fergus County, Montana | 47°12’08”N, 109°52’17”W | Approved |
| Cameron Creek | Squaw Creek | Meagher County, Montana | 46°49’36”N, 110°58’18” | Approved |
| Cutthroat Creek | Squaw Creek | Granite County, Montana | 46°05’15”N, 113°30’22”W | Approved |
| Indian Graves Butte | Squaws Grave Butte | Fergus County, Montana | 47°16’14”N, 109°37’50”W | Approved |
| Chewh-toowh-too-peh Hill | Squaw Hill | Broadwater County, Montana | 46°03’59”N, 111°33’57”W | Approved |
| Choo-heh-meen Hills | Squaw Teats | Sweet Grass County, Montana | 45°49’29”N, 109°40’41”W | Approved |
| Il-mo-to Creek | Squaw Creek | Meagher County, Montana | 46°49’36”N, 110°58’18” | Denied |
| In-matl-qe Butte | Squaws Grave Butte | Fergus County, Montana | 47°16’14”N, 109°37’50”W | Denied |
| In-moolsh Creek | Squaw Creek | Chouteau County, Montana | 47°27’15”N, 110°26’42”W | Approved |
| In-pa-ah Creek | Squaw Creek | Lake County, Montana | 47°48’15”N, 113°47’47”W | Approved |
| In-poo-poo-neh Coulee | Squaw Coulee | Judith Basin County and Fergus County, Montana | 47°12’08”N, 109°52’17”W | Denied |
| In-thlam-keh Lake | Squaw Lake | Flathead County, Montana | 48°07’48”N, 113°54’33”W | Approved |
| Middle Fork Sheh-shoo-tum Creek | Middle Fork Squaw Creek | Madison County, Montana | 44°55’19”N, 111°33’49”W | Denied |
| Mil-mil-teh Hill | Squaw Teat | Meagher County, Montana | 46°53’56”N, 111°31’43”W | Approved |
| Moolsh Hill | Squaws Tit | Park County, Montana | 45°54’13”N, 110°33’39”W | Approved |
| North Fork Sheh-shoo-tum Creek | North Fork Squaw Creek | Madison County, Montana | 44°56’49”N, 111°31’38”W | Denied |
| Pees-thul Creek | Squaw Creek | Granite County, Montana | 46°05’15”N, 113°30’22”W | Denied |
| Sheh-shoo-tum Creek | Squaw Creek | Madison County, Montana | 44°54’47”N, 111°36’16”W | Denied |
| Sih-mem Creek | Squaw Creek | Cascade County, Montana | 46°58’26”N, 110°42’04”W | Approved |
| Sin-pul-stu-weh Gulch | Squaw Gulch | Powell County, Montana | 46°30’40”N, 112°57’54” | Approved |
| Sin-tin-tin-em-ska Creek | Squaw Creek | Missoula County, Montana | 46°44’07”N, 114°03’48”W | Approved |
| Skwoom-tsin Creek | Squaw Creek | Beaverhead County, Montana | 45°48’30”N, 113°19’47”W | Denied |
| Skwoom-tsin Lake | Squaw Lake | Beaverhead County, Montana | 45°45’27N, 113°13’19W | Denied |
| Snoo-weh Pass | Squaw Pass | Fremont County, Idaho and Beaverhead County, Monta | 44°36’22”N, 111°31’29”W | Approved |
| South Fork Sheh-shoo-tum Creek | South Fork Squaw Creek | Madison County, Montana | 44°55’04”N, 111°34’05”W | Denied |
| Sqaylth-kwum Creek | Squaw Creek | Sanders County, Montana | 47°39’22”N, 115°23’52” | Approved |
| Too-nah-hin Creek | Squaw Creek | Cascade County, Montana | 47°04’21”N, 111°34’30”W | Approved |
| Too-nah-hin Hollow | Squaw Hollow | Cascade County, Montana | 47°04’21”N, 111°34’30”W | Approved |
| Whe-lha-kleh-tseen Mountain | Squaw Peak | Ravalli County, Montana | 46°26’04”N, 113°53’03”W | Approved |
| Dawussuua Ashkaate | Squaw Creek | Big Horn County, Montana | 45°33’12”N, 107°27’00”W | Approved |
| Middle Fork Sun Creek | Middle Fork Squaw Creek | Madison County, Montana | 44°55’19”N, 111°33’49”W | Approved |
| North Fork Sun Creek | North Fork Squaw Creek | Madison County, Montana | 44°56’49”N, 111°31’38”W | Approved |
| Pomp Peak | Gallatin County, Montana | 45°54’18”N, 110°58’36”W | Approved | |
| South Fork Dawussuua Ashkaate | South Fork Squaw Creek | Big Horn County, Montana | 45°33’11”N, 107°30’55”W | Approved |
| South Fork Sun Creek | South Fork Squaw Creek | Madison County, Montana | 44°55’04”N, 111°34’05”W | Approved |
| Sun Creek | Squaw Creek | Madison County, Montana | 44°54’46”N, 111°36’16”W | Approved |
| Lovell Lake | Squaw Lake | Beaverhead County, Montana | 45°45’27”N, 113°13’20”W | Approved |
| Wilderness Lake | Grob Lake | Lincoln County, Montana | 48°55’56”N, 115°08’12”W | Denied |
| Cheawalk Creek | Squaw Creek | Sanders County, Montana | 47°39’23”N, 115°23’52”W | Withdrawn |
| Christiansen Creek | Squaw Creek | Beaverhead County, Montana | 45°48’31”N, 113°19’49”W | Approved |
| Christiansen Lake | Squaw Creek | Beaverhead County, Montana | 45°45’27”N, 113°13’20”W | Withdrawn |
| Paradise Falls | Lewis and Clark County, Montana | 46°45’06”N, 112°27’50”W | Approved | |
| Jurds Creek | Squaw Creek | Beaverhead County, Montana | 45°48’31”N, 113°19’49”W | Withdrawn |
| Jurds Lake | Squaw Lake | Beaverhead County, Montana | 45°45’27”N, 113°13’20”W | Withdrawn |
| Middle Fork Gold Creek | Ravalli County, Montana | 46°10’03”N, 114°12’08”W | Approved | |
| North Fork Gold Creek | Gold Creek – in part | Ravalli County, Montana | 46°10’57”N, 114°10’27”W | Approved |
| Pilik Ridge | Pillick Ridge | Sanders County, Montana | 48°05’07”N, 115°50’33”W | Approved |
| South Fork Gold Creek | Ward Creek | Ravalli County, Montana | 46°10’09”N, 114°11’14”W | Withdrawn |
| Wileys Slough | Flathead County, Montana | 48°07’25”N, 114°12’39”W | Approved | |
| Burned-over Ground Creek | Squaw Creek | Lake County, Montana | 47°48’15”N, 113°50’15”W | Withdrawn |
| Gold Creek | Ward Creek | Ravalli County, Montana | 46°10’57”N, 114°10’24”W | Approved |
| Hirschy Mountain | Squaw Mountain | Beaverhead County, Montana | 45°22’25”N, 113°42’21”W | Approved |
| Maverick Reservoir | Squaw Reservoir | Carter County, Montana | 45°37’52”N, 104°15’12”W | Approved |
| Rainwater Mountain | Flathead County, Montana | 48°28’04”N, 113°56’03”W | Denied | |
| Skl-ow-kin Creek | Squaw Creek | Beaverhead County, Montana | 44°54’33”N, 112°33’24”W | Approved |
| Confluentus, Lake | Flathead County, Montana | 48°25’16”N, 113°30’26”W | Denied | |
| Engagement Lake | No Name Lake | Glacier County, Montana | 48°28’46”N, 113°26’48”W | Denied |
| Alex Lowe Peak | Gallatin County, Montana | 45°25’38”N, 111°00’52”W | Approved | |
| Browns Slough | Flathead County, Montana | 48°07’25”N, 114°12’39”W | Withdrawn | |
| Magone Mountain | Mineral County, Montana | 47°06’31”N, 114°51’10”W | Approved | |
| Reeds Slough | Flathead County, Montana | 48°07’35”N, 114°12’00”W | Approved | |
| Lott Creek | Squaw Creek | Madison County, Montana | 45°00’33”N, 113°57’43”W | Approved |
| Moltich Spring | Squaw Creek Spring | Madison County, Montana | 45°00’30”N, 113°56’13”W | Approved |
| Disappointment Pass | Lemhi Pass | Lemhi County, Idaho and Beaverhead County, Montana | 44º58’27”N, 113º26’39”W | Denied |
| Pine Island | Cascade County, Montana | 47º10’52”N, 111º48’30”W | Approved | |
| Bobcat Saddle | Ravalli County, Montana | 46°02’44”N, 114°03’32”W | Approved | |
| Ch-paa-qn Peak | Squaw Peak | Missoula County and Sanders County, Montana | 47°09’28”N, 114°21’18”W | Approved |
| Cube Iron Pass | Squaw Pass | Sanders County, Montana | 47°41’01”N, 115°17’02”W | Approved |
| Denbys Peak | Prairie County, Montana | 46°52’58”N, 105°04’17”W | Approved | |
| Hagerty Creek | Squaw Creek | Glacier County, Montana | 48°56’56”N, 113°04’45”W | Approved |
| Meyers Creek Pass | Squaw Pass | Sweet Grass County, Montana | 45°29’01”N, 109°59’11”W | Approved |
| Pine Island Rapids | Halfbreed Rapids | Cascade County, Montana | 47°10’55”N, 111°48’21”W | Approved |
| Sacajawea Mountain | Squaw Mountain | Beaverhead County, Montana | 45°22’25”N, 113°42’21”W | Denied |
| Sohon Pass | Saint Regis Pass | Shoshone County, Idaho and Mineral County, Montana | 47°26’59”N, 115°43’15”W | Unknown |
| Travois Gulch | Squaw Gulch | Sweet Grass County, Montana | 45°30’43”N, 109°56’01”W | Approved |
| Buffalo Reservoir | Squaw Reservoir | Carter County, Montana | 45°37’52”N, 104°15’12”W | Denied |
| Deer Point | Squaw Nipple | Yellowstone County, Montana | 45°58’59”N, 108°18’10”W | Approved |
| Dragonfly Creek | Squaw Creek | Sanders County, Montana | 47°19’11”N, 114°51’57”W | Approved |
| Girl Creek | Squaw Creek | Yellowstone County, Montana | 45°52’27”N, 108°17’44”W | Approved |
| Indian Woman Creek | Squaw Creek | Madison County, Montana | 45°00’33”N, 113°57’43”W | Denied |
| Indian Woman Lake | Squaw Lake | Beaverhead County, Montana | 45°45’27”N, 113°13’17”W | Withdrawn |
| Indian Woman Spring | Squaw Creek Spring | Madison County, Montana | 45°00’28”N, 113°56’05”W | Denied |
| Morning Star Peak | Squaw Peak | Sweet Grass County, Montana | 45°30’59”N, 110°02’31”W | Approved |
| Star Peak | Squaw Peak | Sanders County, Montana | 48º05’36”N, 115º55’36”W | Approved |
| Storm Castle Creek | Squaw Creek | Gallatin County, Montana | 45°45’27”N, 113°13’17”W | Approved |
| Twin Peaks | Squaw Buttes | Big Horn County, Montana | 45°27’47”N, 107°58’39”W | Approved |
| Eagle Rock | Squaw Rock | Granite County, Montana | 46º21’26”N, 113º36’38”W | Denied |
| Goat Mountain | Madison County, Montana | 44º54’29”N, 111º26’05”W | Denied | |
| Leckrone Creek | Squaw Creek | Lincoln County, Montana | 48º08’42”N, 115º19’29”W | Approved |
| Spirit Woman Butte | Squaw Butte | Blaine County, Montana | 48º01’05”N, 108º50’57”W | Approved |
| Wright Rock | Squaw Rock | Granite County, Montana | 46º21’26”N, 113º36’38”W | Approved |