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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Yelm had a population of 53 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Yelm had a population of 9,591 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Yelm, with the one closest to Yelm listed first.

  • Roy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • McIntosh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillhurst
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhurst
    • Hillhurst is located in Pierce County
  • Plumb
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plumb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb
    • Plumb is located in Thurston County
  • Tenino
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Leber
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leber have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leber
    • Leber is located in Pierce County
  • Lacey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Pierce County
  • Tumwater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bucoda
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Pierce County
  • Steilacoom
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Olympia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Eatonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Puget
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Parkland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Belmore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
    • Belmore is located in Thurston County
  • Kapowsin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Midland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Midland is located in Pierce County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Midland
    • From Yelm to Midland
  • Fern Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
    • Fern Hill is located in Pierce County
  • Meridian
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meridian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Meridian is located in Pierce County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Meridian
    • From Yelm to Meridian
  • Longbranch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Excelsior
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excelsior have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
    • Excelsior is located in Pierce County
  • Littlerock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Grand Mound
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Island
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Orting
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Yelm. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Thurston County: www.co.thurston.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Yelm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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