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Yelm & Nisqually Pines

Yelm city neighborhoods and separately identified communities on the county-side approach.

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The setting

Use Yelm as a browsing hub, then distinguish city plats from unincorporated communities such as Nisqually Pines.

The homes

Established houses, production subdivisions and phase-specific newer homes.

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Yelm and unincorporated Thurston County are different jurisdictions. The individual profile retains the parcel evidence.

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Neighborhoods within Yelm & Nisqually Pines

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Plat records

Cherry Meadows

County parcel records identify Cherry Meadows around CHAD DR SE, KAYLA ST SE. Related record names and divisions remain separate until their original maps and governing documents establish the relationship.

Yelm & Nisqually Pines

Plat records

McKenna Irrigated Tracts

County parcel records identify McKenna Irrigated Tracts around RHOTON RD SE, GROVE RD SE, BRIDGE RD SE. Related record names and divisions remain separate until their original maps and governing documents establish the relationship.

Yelm & Nisqually Pines

Development project

Mountain View Meadows

County parcel records identify Mountain View Meadows around IVERSON LOOP SE. Related record names and divisions remain separate until their original maps and governing documents establish the relationship.

Yelm & Nisqually Pines

Plat records

Nisqually Estates

County parcel records identify Nisqually Estates around BRIGHTON ST SE, RED FERN CT SE. Related record names and divisions remain separate until their original maps and governing documents establish the relationship.

Yelm & Nisqually Pines

Plat records

Nisqually Pines

County parcel records identify Nisqually Pines around NANA CT SE, CORNUS CT SE, HOLLY ST SE, SE PORT ORFORD BLVD. Related record names and divisions remain separate until their original maps and governing documents establish the relationship.

Yelm & Nisqually Pines

Plat records

Tahoma Terra

County parcel records identify Tahoma Terra around TERRA GLENN ST SE, DRAGT ST SE, TAHOMA CT SE, COLE CT SE. Related record names and divisions remain separate until their original maps and governing documents establish the relationship.

Yelm & Nisqually Pines
Map & everyday geography

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A closer look at the area.

Explore local streets and landmarks. Pins orient you to the area; shaded outlines are city-mapped associations, not the boundaries of this browsing region.

Streets: OpenStreetMap. Outlines: City of Olympia association data, retrieved September 19, 2026. Association outlines are not city limits or the full extent of every guide.View all neighborhoods →
Detailed neighborhood research, recorded names & construction history

Inside Yelm & Nisqually Pines

Neighborhoods, subdivisions & smaller places.

Compare each place on its own. Builder history, house age, style and ownership arrangements can change between neighboring streets. Recorded-name groups and dated development projects are labeled separately from established communities.

Plat records

Cherry Meadows

County parcel records identify Cherry Meadows around CHAD DR SE, KAYLA ST SE. Related record names and divisions remain separate until their original maps and governing documents establish the relationship.

Recorded construction samples:
  • 2007–2018 · 200 year observations · 0.12-acre median residential lot

Sampled buildings; not a complete buildout history.

Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
2007–2018 in 200 county year-built observations; median 2013. This is a recorded-building sample, not a complete original buildout chronology.
Residential lot sample
0.12 acres median across 200 residential observations. Individual lots vary; this is not a subdivision-wide minimum or maximum.
Housing & styles
An architectural style is not inferred from a year-built field. Confirm the actual house and original plans.
Homebuilder
Original builder has not been established in the sources reviewed.
Street examples
CHAD DR SE · KAYLA ST SE. Sample streets, not a boundary or a matched parcel list.
Parcel-sample jurisdiction
Yelm. This reflects the sampled parcels, not every property in the wider browsing region.
Recorded names & construction-year samples (1 record groups)

October 10, 2026 research snapshot. These are legal-description search groups, not a count of homes or certified plat boundaries. Divisions, phases and similarly named records remain separate. Year-built fields can include later replacement buildings and non-house property types.

Assessor sample by exact recorded name
Recorded nameYear-built sampleResidential lot sample
CHERRY MEADOWS203 named parcel observations2007–2018200 year observations · median 20130.12 acres median200 acreage observations

Acreage is the median of positive lot-size observations below 100 acres coded RES in the research, not a measurement of every home lot. Samples can be incomplete or overlap; do not add them to calculate community totals. Confirm the actual parcel, original permit, additions and recorded map before relying on a date or size.

Evidence: parcel records. Development dates, association formation and individual home completion are separate facts. Research updated October 10, 2026.

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Plat records

McKenna Irrigated Tracts

County parcel records identify McKenna Irrigated Tracts around RHOTON RD SE, GROVE RD SE, BRIDGE RD SE. Related record names and divisions remain separate until their original maps and governing documents establish the relationship.

Recorded construction samples:
  • 1901–2020 · 81 year observations · 1.655-acre median residential lot

Sampled buildings; not a complete buildout history.

Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
1901–2020 in 81 county year-built observations; median 1981. This is a recorded-building sample, not a complete original buildout chronology.
Residential lot sample
1.655 acres median across 78 residential observations. Individual lots vary; this is not a subdivision-wide minimum or maximum.
Housing & styles
An architectural style is not inferred from a year-built field. Confirm the actual house and original plans.
Homebuilder
Original builder has not been established in the sources reviewed.
Street examples
RHOTON RD SE · GROVE RD SE · BRIDGE RD SE. Sample streets, not a boundary or a matched parcel list.
Parcel-sample jurisdiction
Unincorporated Thurston County · Yelm. This reflects the sampled parcels, not every property in the wider browsing region.
Recorded names & construction-year samples (1 record groups)

October 10, 2026 research snapshot. These are legal-description search groups, not a count of homes or certified plat boundaries. Divisions, phases and similarly named records remain separate. Year-built fields can include later replacement buildings and non-house property types.

Assessor sample by exact recorded name
Recorded nameYear-built sampleResidential lot sample
MCKENNA IRRIGATED TRACTS160 named parcel observations1901–202081 year observations · median 19811.655 acres median78 acreage observations

Acreage is the median of positive lot-size observations below 100 acres coded RES in the research, not a measurement of every home lot. Samples can be incomplete or overlap; do not add them to calculate community totals. Confirm the actual parcel, original permit, additions and recorded map before relying on a date or size.

Evidence: parcel records. Development dates, association formation and individual home completion are separate facts. Research updated October 10, 2026.

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Development project

Mountain View Meadows

County parcel records identify Mountain View Meadows around IVERSON LOOP SE. Related record names and divisions remain separate until their original maps and governing documents establish the relationship.

Recorded construction samples:
  • 2022–2023 · 118 year observations · 0.1-acre median residential lot

Sampled buildings; not a complete buildout history.

Project status: Yelm map object 26: Land Division; 118 lots; year 2023; status Complete. Preserve separately from recorded plat and builder phase.Source ↗

Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
2022–2023 in 118 county year-built observations; median 2023. This is a recorded-building sample, not a complete original buildout chronology.
Residential lot sample
0.1 acres median across 118 residential observations. Individual lots vary; this is not a subdivision-wide minimum or maximum.
Housing & styles
An architectural style is not inferred from a year-built field. Confirm the actual house and original plans.
Homebuilder
Original builder has not been established in the sources reviewed.
Street examples
IVERSON LOOP SE. Sample streets, not a boundary or a matched parcel list.
Parcel-sample jurisdiction
Yelm. This reflects the sampled parcels, not every property in the wider browsing region.
Project stage · dated report
Yelm map object 26: Land Division; 118 lots; year 2023; status Complete. Preserve separately from recorded plat and builder phase.Source ↗
Recorded names & construction-year samples (1 record groups)

October 10, 2026 research snapshot. These are legal-description search groups, not a count of homes or certified plat boundaries. Divisions, phases and similarly named records remain separate. Year-built fields can include later replacement buildings and non-house property types.

Assessor sample by exact recorded name
Recorded nameYear-built sampleResidential lot sample
MOUNTAIN VIEW MEADOWS121 named parcel observations2022–2023118 year observations · median 20230.1 acres median118 acreage observations

Acreage is the median of positive lot-size observations below 100 acres coded RES in the research, not a measurement of every home lot. Samples can be incomplete or overlap; do not add them to calculate community totals. Confirm the actual parcel, original permit, additions and recorded map before relying on a date or size.

Evidence: parcel records. Development dates, association formation and individual home completion are separate facts. Research updated October 10, 2026.

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Plat records

Nisqually Estates

County parcel records identify Nisqually Estates around BRIGHTON ST SE, RED FERN CT SE. Related record names and divisions remain separate until their original maps and governing documents establish the relationship.

Recorded construction samples:
  • NISQUALLY ESTATES DIV 1 PH 1: 1999–2001 · 31 year observations · 0.14-acre median residential lot
  • NISQUALLY ESTATES DIV 1 PH 2: 2001–2003 · 29 year observations · 0.14-acre median residential lot
  • NISQUALLY ESTATES DIV 2 PH 1: 1999–2001 · 27 year observations · 0.14-acre median residential lot

2 additional recorded groups in the profile. Sampled buildings; not a complete buildout history.

Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
NISQUALLY ESTATES DIV 1 PH 1: 1999–2001 (31 year observations); NISQUALLY ESTATES DIV 1 PH 2: 2001–2003 (29 year observations); NISQUALLY ESTATES DIV 2 PH 1: 1999–2001 (27 year observations). Additional groups appear in the table below. Separate recorded groups, not one combined buildout range.
Housing & styles
An architectural style is not inferred from a year-built field. Confirm the actual house and original plans.
Homebuilder
Original builder has not been established in the sources reviewed.
Street examples
BRIGHTON ST SE · RED FERN CT SE. Sample streets, not a boundary or a matched parcel list.
Parcel-sample jurisdiction
Yelm. This reflects the sampled parcels, not every property in the wider browsing region.
Recorded names & construction-year samples (6 record groups)

October 10, 2026 research snapshot. These are legal-description search groups, not a count of homes or certified plat boundaries. Divisions, phases and similarly named records remain separate. Year-built fields can include later replacement buildings and non-house property types.

Assessor sample by exact recorded name
Recorded nameYear-built sampleResidential lot sample
NISQUALLY ESTATES DIV 1 PH 132 named parcel observations1999–200131 year observations · median 20000.14 acres median31 acreage observations
NISQUALLY ESTATES DIV 1 PH 230 named parcel observations2001–200329 year observations · median 20020.14 acres median29 acreage observations
NISQUALLY ESTATES DIV 1 PHASE 12 named parcel observationsNot establishedNot established
NISQUALLY ESTATES DIV 2 PH 127 named parcel observations1999–200127 year observations · median 20000.14 acres median27 acreage observations
NISQUALLY ESTATES DIV 2 PH 231 named parcel observations2001–200329 year observations · median 20020.14 acres median29 acreage observations
NISQUALLY ESTATES DIV 2 PHASE 17 named parcel observations1999–20014 year observations · median 20000.14 acres median4 acreage observations

Acreage is the median of positive lot-size observations below 100 acres coded RES in the research, not a measurement of every home lot. Samples can be incomplete or overlap; do not add them to calculate community totals. Confirm the actual parcel, original permit, additions and recorded map before relying on a date or size.

Evidence: parcel records. Development dates, association formation and individual home completion are separate facts. Research updated October 10, 2026.

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Plat records

Nisqually Pines

County parcel records identify Nisqually Pines around NANA CT SE, CORNUS CT SE, HOLLY ST SE, SE PORT ORFORD BLVD. Related record names and divisions remain separate until their original maps and governing documents establish the relationship.

Recorded construction samples:
  • NISQUALLY PINES: 1990–2004 · 4 year observations · 0.51-acre median residential lot
  • NISQUALLY PINES DIV 1: 1970–2020 · 64 year observations · 0.26-acre median residential lot
  • NISQUALLY PINES DIV 2: 1970–2011 · 43 year observations · 0.24-acre median residential lot

3 additional recorded groups in the profile. Sampled buildings; not a complete buildout history.

Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
NISQUALLY PINES: 1990–2004 (4 year observations); NISQUALLY PINES DIV 1: 1970–2020 (64 year observations); NISQUALLY PINES DIV 2: 1970–2011 (43 year observations). Additional groups appear in the table below. Separate recorded groups, not one combined buildout range.
Housing & styles
An architectural style is not inferred from a year-built field. Confirm the actual house and original plans.
Homebuilder
Original-builder evidence is documented for sampled properties in this guide; see the verified property records. Other homes and phases remain unreconciled.
Street examples
NANA CT SE · CORNUS CT SE · HOLLY ST SE · SE PORT ORFORD BLVD. Sample streets, not a boundary or a matched parcel list.
Parcel-sample jurisdiction
Unincorporated Thurston County. This reflects the sampled parcels, not every property in the wider browsing region.
Recorded names & construction-year samples (8 record groups)

October 10, 2026 research snapshot. These are legal-description search groups, not a count of homes or certified plat boundaries. Divisions, phases and similarly named records remain separate. Year-built fields can include later replacement buildings and non-house property types.

Assessor sample by exact recorded name
Recorded nameYear-built sampleResidential lot sample
NISQUALLY PINES12 named parcel observations1990–20044 year observations · median 19950.51 acres median4 acreage observations
NISQUALLY PINES DIV 1162 named parcel observations1970–202064 year observations · median 19940.26 acres median64 acreage observations
NISQUALLY PINES DIV 2137 named parcel observations1970–201143 year observations · median 19980.24 acres median48 acreage observations
NISQUALLY PINES DIV 2 431 named parcel observationsNot establishedNot established
NISQUALLY PINES DIV 3103 named parcel observations1901–202135 year observations · median 19960.28 acres median35 acreage observations
NISQUALLY PINES DIV 4163 named parcel observations1901–202339 year observations · median 20070.25 acres median48 acreage observations
NISQUALLY PINES DIV 5187 named parcel observations1971–202038 year observations · median 20030.26 acres median37 acreage observations
NISQUALLY PINES DIVISION 31 named parcel observationsNot establishedNot established

Acreage is the median of positive lot-size observations below 100 acres coded RES in the research, not a measurement of every home lot. Samples can be incomplete or overlap; do not add them to calculate community totals. Confirm the actual parcel, original permit, additions and recorded map before relying on a date or size.

Evidence: parcel records. Development dates, association formation and individual home completion are separate facts. Research updated October 10, 2026.

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Plat records

Tahoma Terra

County parcel records identify Tahoma Terra around TERRA GLENN ST SE, DRAGT ST SE, TAHOMA CT SE, COLE CT SE. Related record names and divisions remain separate until their original maps and governing documents establish the relationship.

Recorded construction samples:
  • TAHOMA TERRA PH 1 DIV 1: 2006–2009 · 89 year observations · 0.09-acre median residential lot
  • TAHOMA TERRA PH 1 DIV 2: 2007–2011 · 126 year observations · 0.09-acre median residential lot
  • TAHOMA TERRA PH 2 DIV 2: 2018–2019 · 62 year observations · 0.095-acre median residential lot

1 additional recorded groups in the profile. Sampled buildings; not a complete buildout history.

Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
TAHOMA TERRA PH 1 DIV 1: 2006–2009 (89 year observations); TAHOMA TERRA PH 1 DIV 2: 2007–2011 (126 year observations); TAHOMA TERRA PH 2 DIV 2: 2018–2019 (62 year observations). Additional groups appear in the table below. Separate recorded groups, not one combined buildout range.
Housing & styles
An architectural style is not inferred from a year-built field. Confirm the actual house and original plans.
Homebuilder
Documented builder participation is available at community or offering scope; the original contractor of each property remains unverified.
Street examples
TERRA GLENN ST SE · DRAGT ST SE · TAHOMA CT SE · COLE CT SE. Sample streets, not a boundary or a matched parcel list.
Parcel-sample jurisdiction
Yelm. This reflects the sampled parcels, not every property in the wider browsing region.
Recorded names & construction-year samples (5 record groups)

October 10, 2026 research snapshot. These are legal-description search groups, not a count of homes or certified plat boundaries. Divisions, phases and similarly named records remain separate. Year-built fields can include later replacement buildings and non-house property types.

Assessor sample by exact recorded name
Recorded nameYear-built sampleResidential lot sample
TAHOMA TERRA PH 1 DIV 1102 named parcel observations2006–200989 year observations · median 20070.09 acres median90 acreage observations
TAHOMA TERRA PH 1 DIV 2134 named parcel observations2007–2011126 year observations · median 20080.09 acres median126 acreage observations
TAHOMA TERRA PH 2 DIV 266 named parcel observations2018–201962 year observations · median 20190.095 acres median62 acreage observations
TAHOMA TERRA PH 2 DIV 3141 named parcel observations2022–2026131 year observations · median 20230.12 acres median131 acreage observations
TAHOMA TERRA PH 2 DIV 483 named parcel observationsNot establishedNot established

Acreage is the median of positive lot-size observations below 100 acres coded RES in the research, not a measurement of every home lot. Samples can be incomplete or overlap; do not add them to calculate community totals. Confirm the actual parcel, original permit, additions and recorded map before relying on a date or size.

Evidence: parcel records. Development dates, association formation and individual home completion are separate facts. Research updated October 10, 2026.

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Plat records

Tahoma Terra Ph 2

County parcel records identify Tahoma Terra Ph 2 around DOTSON ST SE, JENSEN DR SE. Related record names and divisions remain separate until their original maps and governing documents establish the relationship.

Recorded construction samples:
  • 2008–2018 · 200 year observations · 0.12-acre median residential lot

Sampled buildings; not a complete buildout history.

Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
2008–2018 in 200 county year-built observations; median 2014. This is a recorded-building sample, not a complete original buildout chronology.
Residential lot sample
0.12 acres median across 201 residential observations. Individual lots vary; this is not a subdivision-wide minimum or maximum.
Housing & styles
An architectural style is not inferred from a year-built field. Confirm the actual house and original plans.
Homebuilder
Original builder has not been established in the sources reviewed.
Street examples
DOTSON ST SE · JENSEN DR SE. Sample streets, not a boundary or a matched parcel list.
Parcel-sample jurisdiction
Yelm. This reflects the sampled parcels, not every property in the wider browsing region.
Recorded names & construction-year samples (1 record groups)

October 10, 2026 research snapshot. These are legal-description search groups, not a count of homes or certified plat boundaries. Divisions, phases and similarly named records remain separate. Year-built fields can include later replacement buildings and non-house property types.

Assessor sample by exact recorded name
Recorded nameYear-built sampleResidential lot sample
TAHOMA TERRA PH 2, DIV 1213 named parcel observations2008–2018200 year observations · median 20140.12 acres median201 acreage observations

Acreage is the median of positive lot-size observations below 100 acres coded RES in the research, not a measurement of every home lot. Samples can be incomplete or overlap; do not add them to calculate community totals. Confirm the actual parcel, original permit, additions and recorded map before relying on a date or size.

Evidence: parcel records. Development dates, association formation and individual home completion are separate facts. Research updated October 10, 2026.

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Plat records

Willow Glenn

County parcel records identify Willow Glenn around CASCADIAN AVE SE, GREENLEAF LOOP SE, GREENLEAF AVE SE. Related record names and divisions remain separate until their original maps and governing documents establish the relationship.

Recorded construction samples:
  • WILLOW GLENN: 2002–2016 · 22 year observations · 0.12-acre median residential lot
  • WILLOW GLENN DIV 2: 2004–2005 · 46 year observations · 0.12-acre median residential lot
  • WILLOW GLENN DIV 3: 2008–2016 · 55 year observations · 0.11-acre median residential lot

Sampled buildings; not a complete buildout history.

Documented builder: Century Communities announced a January 2026 Yelm opening. City GIS uses Willow Glen IV; the spelling and phase relationship remain unresolved.Source ↗

Other builders may also have contributed; not all home and phase records have been reconciled.

Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
WILLOW GLENN: 2002–2016 (22 year observations); WILLOW GLENN DIV 2: 2004–2005 (46 year observations); WILLOW GLENN DIV 3: 2008–2016 (55 year observations). Separate recorded groups, not one combined buildout range.
Street examples
CASCADIAN AVE SE · GREENLEAF LOOP SE · GREENLEAF AVE SE. Sample streets, not a boundary or a matched parcel list.
Parcel-sample jurisdiction
Yelm. This reflects the sampled parcels, not every property in the wider browsing region.
Homebuilder · documented offering
Century Communities announced a January 2026 Yelm opening. City GIS uses Willow Glen IV; the spelling and phase relationship remain unresolved.Source ↗
Housing & plans · documented offering
Century Communities’ January 2026 offering described contemporary two-story detached homes. That offering is not assumed to be identical to the older recorded divisions shown in the parcel samples.Source ↗

Other builders may also have contributed; not all home and phase records have been reconciled. The documented attribution applies only to the community, offering or phase identified above.

Recorded names & construction-year samples (3 record groups)

October 10, 2026 research snapshot. These are legal-description search groups, not a count of homes or certified plat boundaries. Divisions, phases and similarly named records remain separate. Year-built fields can include later replacement buildings and non-house property types.

Assessor sample by exact recorded name
Recorded nameYear-built sampleResidential lot sample
WILLOW GLENN23 named parcel observations2002–201622 year observations · median 20020.12 acres median22 acreage observations
WILLOW GLENN DIV 247 named parcel observations2004–200546 year observations · median 20050.12 acres median46 acreage observations
WILLOW GLENN DIV 359 named parcel observations2008–201655 year observations · median 20090.11 acres median55 acreage observations

Acreage is the median of positive lot-size observations below 100 acres coded RES in the research, not a measurement of every home lot. Samples can be incomplete or overlap; do not add them to calculate community totals. Confirm the actual parcel, original permit, additions and recorded map before relying on a date or size.

Evidence: parcel records. Development dates, association formation and individual home completion are separate facts. Research updated October 10, 2026.

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A named place is included even when photographs or a complete builder history are still being gathered. Exact home facts belong to its parcel, plat, permits and current association documents.

A closer look inside Yelm & Nisqually Pines

Start with the details that change from one place to another.

These local profiles surface a useful contrast in construction history, development or property responsibilities. Open the source notes before applying a community-level fact to a specific address.

History & construction

Cherry Meadows

“CHERRY MEADOWS” has 200 county records with a year built from 2007–2018, median 2013; sampled residential lots have a 0.12-acre median (200 observations). These assessor samples help compare building eras, but do not establish the first or last home in a subdivision or the permit history of an individual address.

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Plat records

McKenna Irrigated Tracts

“MCKENNA IRRIGATED TRACTS” has 81 county records with a year built from 1901–2020, median 1981; sampled residential lots have a 1.655-acre median (78 observations). These assessor samples help compare building eras, but do not establish the first or last home in a subdivision or the permit history of an individual address.

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Sources & how to read this research

Parcel-research snapshot: October 10, 2026. Page copy reviewed October 11, 2026. Regional labels are browsing choices; original records determine parcel facts. The directory is an expanding researched selection, not a certified complete inventory of every subdivision.

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