Little Cheyenne Creek

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

Little Cheyenne Creek was used as a stopping place of the Cheyenne Indians, hence the name. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Cheyenne Creek
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.3. University of South Dakota. p. 4. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020.

Coordinates: 45°03′46″N100°13′43″W / 45.06278°N 100.22861°W / 45.06278; -100.22861