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Yakima County, Washington

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72historic places

—earliest paper

1865formed

256,728pop. 2020

32cemeteries

—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 72 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973. Most listings are in or near Yakima, Grandview, Naches.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

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National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

62 of 72 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

72 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
Brackett, E. William, House	Yakima	Building	1990
Brooker-Taylor House	Yakima	Building	1987
Buckeye Ranch House	Naches	Building	1990
Bumping Lake Cabin No. 16	Naches	Building	2013
Bumping Lake Resort	Naches	Building	2013
Capitol Theatre	Yakima	Building	1973
Carbonneau Mansion	Yakima	Building	1976
Card, Rupert, House	Yakima	Building	1987
Carmichael, Elizabeth Loudon, House	Union Gap	Building	1991
Carmichael-Loudon House	Yakima	Building	1987
Cornell Farmstead	Grandview	Building	1987
Dills, Harrison, House	Yakima	Building	1987
Donald House	Yakima	Building	1976
Donald-Wapato Bridge	Wapato	Structure	1995
Edgar Rock Lodge	Naches	Building	1996
First Baptist Church	Yakima	Building	2016
Fort Simcoe State Park	Yakima	District	1974
Fruit and Produce Row Historic District	Yakima	District	2024
Gendron, O.J., Ranch	Moxee City	Building	2005
Gilbert, H. M., House	Yakima	Building	1985
Gleed, James, Barn	Naches	Building	1990
Goodman, Daniel, House	Yakima	Building	1992
Gothen Creek Ranger Station	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	Building	2007
Grandview Herald Building	Grandview	Building	1987
Grandview High School	Grandview	Building	1987
Grandview Road-Yellowstone Trail	Grandview	Structure	1995
Grandview State Bank	Grandview	Building	1987
Grave of the Legendary Giantess	Toppenish	Site	1978
Greene, James, House	Yakima	Building	1987
Howard, A. E., House	Yakima	Building	1987
Howay-Dykstra House	Grandview	Building	1987
Irish, William N., House	Yakima	Building	1992
Kamiakin's Gardens	Union Gap	Site	1976
Knuppenburg, James, House	Yakima	Building	1987
LaFramboise Farmstead	Yakima	Building	1985
Larson, A. E., Building	Yakima	Building	1984
Larson-Hellieson House	Yakima	Building	1987
Lindsey, William, House	Yakima	Building	1987
Lund Building	Yakima	Building	1983
Mabton High School	Mabton	Building	1985
Masonic Temple	Yakima	Building	1996
Mattoon Cabin	Sawyer	Building	1977
McAllister, Alexander, House	Union Gap	Building	1990
Miller, Alexander, House	Yakima	Building	1987
Miller, John J., House	Yakima	Building	1987
Mineau, Francis, House	Yakima	Building	1987
Moore, Edward B., House	Yakima	Building	1987
Morse House	Grandview	Building	1987
Old North Yakima Historic District	Yakima	District	1986
Perrin, Winfield, House	Yakima	Building	1987
Potter, H. W., House	Yakima	Building	1987
Powell House	Yakima	Building	1987
Richey, James, House	Yakima	Building	1987
Rosedell	Yakima	Building	1990
Sawyer, W. P., House And Orchard	Sawyer	Building	1977
Sharp, James, House	Yakima	Building	1987
St. Joseph's Mission	Tampico	Building	1976
Sweet, Reuben, House	Yakima	Building	1987
Teapot Dome Service Station	Zillah	Building	1985
Toppenish-Zillah Bridge	Toppenish	Structure	1995
U. S. Post Office and Courthouse	Yakima	Building	1979
US Post Office-Sunnyside Main	Sunnyside	Building	1991
US Post Office-Toppenish Main	Toppenish	Building	1991
Union Pacific Freight Building	Yakima	Building	1988
Watt, William, House	Yakima	Building	1987
West, Dr. Edmond, House	Yakima	Building	1987
Wilcox, Charles, House	Yakima	Building	1987
Yakima Indian Agency Building	Toppenish	Building	1988
Yakima Valley Filipino Community Hall	Wapato	Building	2023
Yakima Valley Transportation Company	Yakima	District	1992
Young Women's Christian Association Building	Yakima	Building	1993
Young, Fred and Elizabeth, House	Yakima	Building	2011

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Yakima was formed in 1865 (1865-01-21) from Klickitat, Walla Walla.

YAKIMA created by Washington Territory from KLICKITAT and WALLA WALLA.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Yakima County population from 1870 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1870	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
432	2,811	13,462	63,710	99,019	135,723	145,112	172,508	222,581	256,728

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

32 cemeteries and 1 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 32 of 32 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Beaver Cemetery	46.09947	-120.28861
Black Rock Cemetery	46.51116	-119.99857
Calvary Cemetery	46.57845	-120.53894
Colwash Cemetery	46.32112	-120.78896
Emeunot Cemetery	46.52441	-120.66263
Glade Cemetery	46.07792	-120.09322
Grandview Cemetery	46.26568	-119.89141
Holland Cemetery	46.57637	-120.38772
Holy Rosary Cemetery	46.55278	-120.35931
Lower Valley Memorial Gardens	46.34492	-120.01334
Mabton Cemetery	46.22816	-119.98756
McCoy Cemetery	46.38346	-120.27671
Meninik Cemetery	46.19781	-120.47597
Naches Cemetery	46.72997	-120.69087
Old Sunnyside Cemetery	46.34651	-120.01087
Onepennee Cemetery	46.05505	-120.38901
Outlook Cemetery	46.32068	-120.08225
Peterson Cemetery	46.92149	-121.04289
Pioneer Cemetery	46.55753	-120.47132
Saint Marys Cemetery	46.37623	-120.74033
Saluskin Cemetery	46.52624	-120.70553
Sampson Cemetery	46.12762	-120.53255
Sloutier Cemetery	46.52301	-120.67347
Smina Cemetery	46.23694	-120.42911
Sunnyside Memorial Gardens	46.34485	-120.01031
Tahoma Cemetery	46.57595	-120.53727
Toweatmy Cemetery	46.17929	-120.50671
Wah - Lal - La - Kite Cemetery	46.52371	-120.74427
Wenas Cemetery	46.77429	-120.62561
West Hills Memorial Gardens	46.58152	-120.66832
Yemowat Cemetery	46.54729	-120.57456
Yesmowit Cemetery	46.40106	-120.81689

Historical populated places — 1 of 1

Name	Lat	Lon
Blackrock	46.51152	-119.99782

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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