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)
- Hillhurst is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhurst
- Plumb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plumb is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb
- Tenino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leber is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leber
- Lacey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- 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)
- Lakeview is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- 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)
- Belmore is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Kapowsin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Midland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Hill is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
- Meridian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Longbranch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Excelsior
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Excelsior is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- 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)
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. |
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