Miller–Brewer House

The Scatter Creek Wildlife Area is a multi-unit protected area and wildlife preserve in southern Thurston County, Washington. Covering seven units, the area is owned and managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) in cooperation with county government and volunteer organizations.

Grand Mound is a community and census-designated place (CDP) in Thurston County, Washington, United States. It was named and founded by Jotham Weeks Goodell, father of Phoebe Judson, in 1851. The population was 3,301 at the 2020 census. This area uses the 98579 and 98531 zip codes, which also includes Rochester and Gate.

Logan Drew Schiendelman (born June 27, 1996—disappeared May 19, 2016) is an American man who disappeared under mysterious circumstances in Thurston County, Washington in May 2016. The son of a mixed-race mother and a Saudi Arabian father, Schiendelman was raised primarily by his grandmother in Tumwater, Washington, where he was a star athlete at Tumwater High School. After attending Washington State University for one year, he decided to drop out of college and return to Tumwater, where he worked several jobs and moved in with his grandmother and half-sister. Schiendelman was last seen by his grandmother on the morning of May 19, 2016, when the two talked in their kitchen before leaving for their respective jobs. On May 20, 2016, Schiendelman's Chrysler Sebring was discovered abandoned along the southbound lane of Interstate 5 in Rochester, approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of his residence in Tumwater, with his wallet, driver's license, and cell phone still inside. Around 2:00 p.m. a witness placed a 9-1-1 call after witnessing Schiendelman's vehicle swerving across three lanes of the interstate; after the vehicle crashed into the center median, the witness stated he saw a man, 6 ft tall and white, exit the vehicle from the passenger side and run into the woods along the interstate. A search was done with cadaver and tracking dogs in those woods for six hours but to no avail. Neither Schiendelman nor any trace of him was found. Some time later, after news of his disappearance began circulating, a witness called in to report seeing Schiendelman on the day his vehicle was found on the highway, though her claim differs from the only other eyewitness who reported seeing him that day. She reported seeing a man resembling Schiendelman standing outside the parked car on Interstate 5 earlier that morning, accompanied by two white men. A sketch was made of one of the unknown men but the identity still remains a mystery. As of 2023, Schiendelman's whereabouts remain unknown. His disappearance was profiled in 2018 on the Investigation Discovery series Disappeared, and in 2023 on Dateline NBC's podcast Missing in America.

South Sound Speedway is a .375-mile (0.604 km) oval race track with a Figure 8 course located near Grand Mound and Rochester, Washington.

Prairie Creek is a stream in Thurston County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a tributary to the Chehalis River.Prairie Creek was so named for the prairie near its course.

Mima is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The area is located between Littlerock and Gate.

Sunnydale is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The community is situated on Old Highway 99 between Grand Mound and Tenino.

Littlerock is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington, United States. Littlerock is 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Olympia. The town is west of Interstate 5 and Maytown. Littlerock is located near several protected lands, such as the Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve and Capitol State Forest.

Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve is a state-protected Natural Area in southwest Washington state, United States. The preserve includes some of the Washington mima mounds, the origin of which still is not fully understood. The site comprises 637 acres (258 ha) of Garry oak woodland, oak savanna, and prairie grasslands. Several state and federal endangered species of butterfly depending on the unique prairie conditions can be found in the preserve, including Mardon skipper, zerene fritillary, Puget blue and Taylor's checkerspot.In 1966, the mima mounds were designated a National Natural Landmark.

Waddell Creek is a stream in Thurston County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a tributary to the Black River.Waddell Creek was named after the family of Robert Waddell, which settled near its course in the 1850s.

Rochester () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Thurston County, Washington, United States. It was founded in 1852, and the 2020 census recorded its population at 6,064. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 square kilometers), all of it land. Rochester Schools had 2,105 students registered in 2021-22 School Year.

Mima Creek is a stream in Thurston County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a tributary to the Black River. The upper course of Mima Creek contains the Mima Falls, a waterfall."Mima" is a name derived from a Native American language meaning "a little further along" or "downstream".