Swem Pacific County, Washington
SWEM: A logging camp in the Willapa Hills in the 1920s. Located at the junction of Elk and Swem creeks on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad route from Chehalis to Raymond. Swem was one of the short-lived logging camps operated by the Raymond Lumber Company around 1925. The Willapa Harbor Pilot (South Bend) announced the opening of a new camp on Swim Creek in 1924. All other sources call the camp and creek Swem. The derivation of the name Swem is unknown.
“A Name for Every Place Around Pacific County, from A to Z.” Chinook Observer, 13 May 2013, https://chinookobserver.com/2013/05/13/a-name-for-every-place-around-pacific-county-from-a-to-z/.
Mapped Location
Swem: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Swem
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Swem
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Swem | Official |
Pacific County
- Balevile (historical)
- Bay Center
- Bay Center Junction
- Bedford
- Breakers
- Brigham City (historical)
- Brooklyn
- Bruceport
- Burt
- Camp Brix (historical)
- Chinook
- Davis
- Dexter by the Sea
- East Raymond
- Elk Creek
- Firdale
- Fort Canby
- Frances
- Frankfort
- Globe
- Heather
- Hilda
- Hines
- Holcomb
- Holman
- City of Ilwaco
- Klipsan Beach
- Knappton
- Lebam
- City of Long Beach
- Loomis
- McGowan
- Megler
- Menlo
- Middle Nemah
- Moores Corner
- Nahcotta
- Nallpee
- Naselle
- Nemah
- Nemah Junction
- North Cove
- North Nemah
- Ocean Park
- Oceanside
- Oceanview
- Oysterville
- Pacific City (historical)
- Pluvius
- City of Raymond
- Rhodesia Beach
- Seahaven (historical)
- Seaport (historical)
- Seaview
- City of South Bend
- Stringtown
- Sutico
- Swem
- Tokeland
- Upper Salmon Junction
- Venice
- Willapa
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2026-09-27