Salkum, Washington

Salkum is a rural unincorporated town in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The town is located on U.S. Route 12 and has a library, post office, and a fire department.

Salkum is a Cowlitz Indian word meaning "boiling water", a reference to a nearby series of waterfalls on Mill Creek.

Municipalities and communities of Lewis County, Washington, USA

County seat: Chehalis

Cities	Centralia Chehalis Morton Mossyrock Napavine Toledo Vader Winlock

Town	Pe Ell

CDP	Fords Prairie

Unincorporated communities	Adna Ajlune Alpha Boistfort Bunker Carlson Carriage Hill Ceres Cinebar Claquato Curtis Doty Dryad Ethel Evaline Forest Galvin Glenoma Guerrier Harmony Kalber Klaber Knab Kosmos Lacamas Lindberg Littell Marys Corner Mineral Newaukum Onalaska Packwood Randle Saint Urbans Salkum Silver Creek Waunch Prairie Wildwood