Salkum, Washington

Salkum is a rural unincorporated community in Lewis County, Washington, United States.^[1] The town is located on U.S. Route 12 and has a library, post office, grocery store, tavern and a fire department.

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

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Coordinates: 46°31′55″N 122°37′33″W / 46.53194°N 122.62583°W / 46.53194; -122.62583

Municipalities and communities of Lewis County, Washington, United States County seat: Chehalis Cities Centralia Chehalis Morton Mossyrock Napavine Toledo Vader Winlock Town Pe Ell CDPs Fords Prairie Mineral Onalaska Packwood Other unincorporated communities Adna Alpha Boistfort Bunker Ceres Cinebar Claquato Curtis Doty Dryad Ethel Evaline Forest Galvin Glenoma Guerrier Harmony Kalber Klaber Knab Kosmos Lacamas Lindberg Littell Marys Corner Newaukum Randle Saint Urban Salkum Silver Creek Waunch Prairie Wildwood