Sioux National Forest was a National Forest (NF) established b
Executive Order 908
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) on July 1, 1908. The order called for the consolidation of the following national forests and forest units into a single entity: Forest History Society. Appendix I, Vol. II. ''Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History'', ed. Richard C. Davis, New York: Macmillan, 1983, pp. 743-88.
“The National Forests of the United States”
29 September 2005. WebCite. Retrieved 16 December 2020. * Ekalaka National Forest, Carter County, Montana , Forest History Society. Appendix I, Vol. II. ''Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History'', ed. Richard C. Davis, New York: Macmillan, 1983, pp. 743-88.
“The National Forests of the United States”
29 September 2005. WebCite. Retrieved 16 December 2020. *

Long Pine National Forest Long Pine National Forest was established as the Long Pine Forest Reserve in Montana on September 24, 1906 with . It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908 it was absorbed by Sioux National Forest and the name was discontinued ...

, Carter County, Montana , * Cave Hills National Forest,

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, ** North Cave Hills,

** South Cave Hills,

Short Pine National Forest Short Pine National Forest was established as the Short Pine Forest Reserve in South Dakota on July 22, 1905, with . It became Short Pine National Forest on March 4, 1907.Forest History Society. Appendix I, Vol. II. ''Encyclopedia of American For ...

, ( ** East Short Pine Hills,

** West Short Pine Hills,

* Slim Buttes National Forest,

, In addition to these national forests and forest units, a parcel of land completely surrounding the Chalk Buttes mountain range in Carter County, Montana was also included:Sevling, L.W.
“Quotes from the Custer Forest Files.”
''Early Days in the Forest Service''. Vol. 3. United States Forest Service 15 October 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2020. * Chalk Buttes, Carter County, Montana , With these eight land units, the Sioux National Forest comprised . Upon its inception in 1908,

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, the first sheriff of

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, was appointed supervisor of Sioux NF by President

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. (In 1900, during the McKinley administration, then-Vice President Roosevelt had appointed Bullock supervisor of the Black Hills Forest Reserve, which later became Black Hills National Forest.] On January 13, 1920, Sioux NF was absorbed by

Custer National Forest Custer National Forest is located primarily in the south central part of the U.S. state of Montana but also has separate sections in northwestern South Dakota. With a total area of , the forest comprises over 10 separate sections. While in the wes ...

. Although the name ''Sioux'' was discontinued as a national forest designation, Custer NF created the Sioux District, which comprised the eight land units of the Sioux NF. In 2014, Custer National Forest merged with Gallatin National Forest to form Custer Gallatin NF. Within this new entity, Custer NF’s Sioux District was replaced by the Custer Gallatin NF Sioux Ranger District, which encompasses the Chalk Buttes, Ekalaka Hills, Long Pines, North Cave Hills, South Cave Hills, East Short Pine Hills, West Short Pine Hills, and Slim Buttes land units.

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