Yelm Homes For Sale

	Homes For Sale In Yelm, Washington
		Serving Those That Serve Real Estate Services Around Fort Lewis & McChord Air Force Bases

The word "Yelm" comes from the Coast Salish word "shelm" which means "land of the dancing spirits" their interpretation of the moir effect of heat rising off the prairie.

The Yelm Prairie was originally inhabited by members of the Nisqually Indian Tribe. The first permanent European-American settlers came in 1853 to join the Hudson's Bay Company sheep farmers who were already in the area.

Yelm was officially incorporated on December 10, 1924.

Present day Yelm is a bedroom community for residents working in the surrounding cities of Tacoma, Olympia and Centralia. Yelm also hosts a large number of military families who are currently or were formerly stationed at nearby Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base.

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Yelm Community Schools

12 Miles From Yelm to Ft. Lewis East Gate, 19 miles to Main Gate - Map

25 Miles From Yelm to McChord Air Base - Map

Ft. Lewis. This is the View from I Corps HQ.

Homes for sale in Yelm. Yelm is located in the Northeast Thurston County area of Washington State. Yelm addresses also include the Roy, McKenna, and areas around Ft. Lewis.