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Ceres, WashingtonPending AFD May 2024 reason:Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ceres, Washington
Forest, Washington Pending AFD May 2024. Reference 2 on the article itself is Meany's place names, and he says that Forest was a post office briefly located at Newaukum prairie. Please remember that post offices back then did not always use the same name as the place where they were, in alot a cases that place didn't exist.The fourth reference (jtenton) is a semi unreliable source that also says it was post office, and the sources used to make that claim are basically also the story of a post office, a school district, and election district named forest. It was also earlier a grange district. As you might imagine such things appear in newspapers but you want find any of those news papers that ever say it was a town. The remaining sources are of no use, and I haven't found anything further than those that actually give any substance on it.
Swofford, Washington Prod May 2024: Meany's (source 3)[1] definition of places is less stringent than Wikipedia's definition, which is legally recognized places. Meany wrote that Swofford (the man) set up a post office in the Swofford valley and later moved it to Mossy Rock. Places don't move, but post offices do (sometimes in shoe boxes). Washington State place names published in 1971 [2] Doesn't list swofford as a place. A rather unreliable source [3], but commonly referenced nonetheless lists this place, but all of the reliable sources used for their mention call it "Swofford Valley".

Reading newspapers from the area reveals that the post office served the Swofford valley, and the people who lived in the valley used it's name to define where they lived. The Centralia Daily Chronicle in 1976 (July 1, 1976 Page 31[4]) explains that the valley had a rural farming community with a post office and a drug store. The reality is that these were probably not separate buildings, and it would not be all that unusual for this to actually be Swofford's residence as well. It is not a legally recognized place. Furthermore it's full name is "Swofford Valley". The confusion arises because post offices in the 1800's could only have one word names. If it can be established this Valley is notable, I'm okay with moving it to Swofford Valley, Washington, or similar.

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Boistfort, Washington Today it's rural, and near Ceres. The second source says it's a rural community. Meany said it was town, but said the name was given to the prairie ++
Curtis, Washington Evidence say unincorporated community, Meany just mentions the postoffice -/+ James.folsom (talk) 23:31, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Doty, Washington Started as factory town, seems to still be populated ? James.folsom (talk) 23:42, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Dryad, Washington Right next to Doty, started as mill town, seems to have persisted to modern times -/+ James.folsom (talk) 23:47, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ethel, Washington Meany talks about the post office, but there does a appear to be a community in the spot. James.folsom (talk) 23:52, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Evaline, Washington Meany says loading spur and post office, current day satellite is unconvincing + James.folsom (talk) 23:58, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Foran, Washington Meany says it was on a map at one time. Currently, not in WP. James.folsom (talk) 00:01, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Glenoma, Washington In Meany's day it was probably just a post office in valley servicing a rural population, today there is population and the area still has the name. + James.folsom (talk) 00:29, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ladd, Washington Not on google maps or on WP. Meany mentions it as a town talks about the coal mine. Not a problem unless it's notable James.folsom (talk) 00:35, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Lewis, Washington Not on google maps or on WP. Meany mentions it as a town. Not a problem unless it's notable James.folsom (talk) 00:42, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Lindberg, Washington Old logging camp according to Meany, location is vague. Satellite doesn't show much where it would have been. James.folsom (talk) 00:55, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Mayfield, Washington Meany says it's a town, the WP article makes good case for this. James.folsom (talk) 01:06, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
McCormick, Washington Old logging camp according to Meany, The WP article claims it's inhabited and ghost town. Satellite image is unsupportive of this.James.folsom (talk) 01:01, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Meskill, Washington This is in Meany, also known as Donahue. Lumber town and later quarry town. I don't where we are on old factory towns. ? James.folsom (talk) 23:39, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Packwood, Washington Meany didn't have this as a town, but it clearly is a developed populated area.James.folsom (talk) 01:23, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Silver Creek, Washington Meany says town, currently looks very rural.James.folsom (talk) 01:31, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Walville, Washington Seems to be an old town, that doesn't exist anymore, come down to sources probablyJames.folsom (talk) 01:46, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Wildwood, Washington Has a lot of indicators that it was always a rural area. James.folsom (talk) 01:49, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Claquato, Washington Probably shouldn't be redirected
Cowlitz Farm Meany mentions this farm, this is currently a Redirect I put it here for completeness ? James.folsom (talk) 23:21, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Cowlitz Landing, Washington Meany mentions this boat landing, this is a Redirect, This is solely because we have a local person who has a better idea about notability.James.folsom (talk) 23:25, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]