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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Simmons Creek
- 1 2 "Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide" (PDF). Thurston County Historical Commission. 1992. p. 77. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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