Communities and towns around Riffe Lake are 12.0 miles (19.3 km) to the northeast of the area.

[2] The community, also known as Salmon Creek,[3] once had a post office that began in 1891 and closed in 1924.

[4] Mail delivery, once supplied by a route from Knab and Toledo, was changed via Mayfield in 1914.

[5] The local economy was based on farming and logging, with a focus on shingle production in part due to its location to Salmon Creek, which was used to float the shingles to the Cowlitz River near Toledo.

[2][6] The town was once connected to Toledo by the use of a plank road.