Prairie Creek (Chehalis River tributary)

Lincoln Creek is a stream rising in Doty Hills in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a tributary of the Chehalis River. Lincoln Creek was named in the 1860s after Abraham Lincoln by an admirer of the 16th president.

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.

Galvin is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, Washington, United States, near Lincoln Creek and the Chehalis River. The town is four miles (6.4 km) northwest of Centralia. Galvin was platted on June 3, 1910 as a logging settlement. Originally named Lincoln, it was renamed in the next year for John Galvin, its founder. The city is noted for the Busek Auto Museum, a collection of a variety of vintage vehicles, which was featured in a 2007 independent film, Rain in the Mountains.

KACS (90.5 FM) is the main station signal of a local listener-supported non-commercial independent radio network broadcasting a Christian format. Licensed to Chehalis, Washington, United States. The network is currently owned by Chehalis Valley Educational Foundation.

Fords Prairie is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,234 at the 2020 census.

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".

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

Centralia High School is a public high school located in Centralia, Washington. Centralia High School is a part of the Centralia School District and remains as the only high school in the district. The school opened in 1909 as a regular 9th-12 public high school. In 2017, Centralia passed a $74m bond that allowed the complete remodelozation of CHS. the original high school was torn down and the new facility was finished during the fall of 2020.

Helsing Junction is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The community is located south of U.S. Route 12, near the Chehalis River, and east of the populated area of Chehalis Village, Washington.

The Skookumchuck River is a 45-mile (72 km) long river located in southwest Washington, United States. It is a tributary of the Chehalis River and thence to the Pacific Ocean. The Skookumchuck Dam was built in 1970, creating the Skookumchuck Reservoir. The dam provides water supply for the 1400-megawatt Centralia Steam Electric Plant and supplements flows for fish resources. The river begins with several tributaries in the Snoqualmie National Forest in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, and flows west past the town of Bucoda, Washington to its confluence with the Chehalis River near Centralia, Washington. The name Skookumchuck derives from Chinook Jargon: in this context, "rapids". The word skookum means "strong", and chuck means "water".

Zenkner Valley is a valley in the U.S. state of Washington.Zenkner Valley was named after Austin Zenkner, who settled in the valley in 1880.

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.