Editing Brule County, South Dakota (section)

==History==
Brule County was created on January 14, 1875, of territory partitioned from [[Charles Mix County]]. Its governing structure was also created at that time. However, in May 1875, Brule County was withdrawn from settlement, by order of US President Grant.<ref>Dakota Territory Laws 1874, 11th session, Chapter 31, p. 73</ref> This order was later annulled, and the organization of Brule County governing structure was completed in September 1879.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006 |title=Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual County Chronologies |url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/DAKs_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402202102/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/DAKs_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm |archive-date=April 2, 2018 |access-date=January 30, 2019 |website=Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries |publisher=The [[Newberry Library]]}}</ref>

On March 9, 1883, the area of Brule County was slightly increased by an addition of former [[Buffalo County, South Dakota|Buffalo County]] lands.<ref>Dakota Territory Laws 1883, 15th session, chapter 14, p. 24</ref> The total area of Brule County was further increased on June 4, 1891, when American Island (in the Missouri River)<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Brule+County,+SD/@43.6473222,-99.4359775,21280m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x878682ba6bfe8d37:0xcfd44375afea26fb!8m2!3d43.6572515!4d-99.1013498 ''"place" Brule County SD''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref> was attached to the county (from the Sioux Reservation).<ref>South Dakota Laws 1891, 2nd session, chapter 45, p. 106</ref> Its boundaries have remained unchanged since that date.