SWIFT BIRD: Swift Bird was named after the Lakota headman, Swift Bird.
LA PLANT: La Plant was named after Fred La Plant, a well-known half-breed Lakota who operated a large livestock ranch about five miles west of the town of Virgin Creek.
RIDGEVIEW: Ridgeview for its name from its location on the ridge dividing the Cheyenne and Moreau Rivers.
PARADE: Parade was named after George Paradis, an early French trader who married into the tribe.
PROMISE: Promise was named for an early Lakota Episcopal minister whose name Wahoyapi, meaning once called.” But which was translated by an interpreter as promise.
BLACKFOOT: This community was named after one of the four Lakota bands that were in the area of the reservation and located at the far northeast corner.