Galvin, Washington

Galvin is a small unincorporated community in Lewis County, Washington, United States,^[1] near Lincoln Creek and the Chehalis River four miles northwest of Centralia.

Galvin was platted on 3 June 1910 as a logging settlement. Originally named Lincoln, it was renamed in the next year for John Galvin, its founder.^[2]

References

↑ "Galvin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ Mess hall crew, Lincoln Creek Lumber Company, ca. 1920, University of Washington Digital Collections. Accessed 2008-08-03.

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 Curtis Doty Dryad Ethel Evaline Galvin Glenoma Harmony Klaber Lacamas Littell Marys Corner Newaukum Randle Saint Urban Salkum Silver Creek Wildwood

Coordinates: 46°44′32″N 123°01′37″W / 46.74222°N 123.02694°W / 46.74222; -123.02694

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