Yelm, Washington
Thurston County · Population 10,617 · Card no. 1666
A prairie town southeast of Olympia that has grown quickly as Thurston and Pierce counties have spread.
- The Yelm-Tenino Trail follows an old rail grade.
- The name is from a Native word about heat waves rising off the prairie.
- The Nisqually River runs south of town.
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