Blog · October 14, 2026 · Washington
Yakima GIS Map, Washington: a how-to
Most property questions near Selah start with a parcel lookup.
Main page: Yakima County, WA GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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When land near Selah catches your eye, the Yakima GIS map shows lines, owner names and parcel numbers. What this Yakima guide covers: where that map lives, the fastest ways to search, and what to double-check with records.
Opening the Yakima GIS map
In most places the county maintains the parcel layer, and for Yakima that means the Yakima County parcel viewer.
The free map to start with
Lots and tracts near Naches appear on the Yakima County parcel viewer, free to use and open without a login. For a parcel near Selah, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. Closer to Selah, a pop-up or side panel usually lists the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, the parcel number and often a sale date.
Saving what you find
Save a screenshot of the lot near Union Gap and its record panel, so you have it when calling an office.
Yakima and the county around it
Yakima is part of Yakima County, Washington, so its parcels are on the county's map. As the county seat, Yakima hosts the courthouse, handy when you need recorded documents. Out toward Naches, city or town hall handles matters such as zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, while the county keeps the tax map. Lots just outside the town limits toward Tieton usually falls under county rules instead.
Places you'll see on the map
Yakima holds the county offices, home to the main records offices. You'll also find Union Gap, Selah, Moxee, and Naches, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Roughly 256,643 people call Yakima County home (Census estimate, 2023) spread over some 4,295 square miles. Yakima County dates to 1865, so old deeds can run back a long way. Places such as Wenatchee National Forest are easy to spot when you zoom out from Selah.
Three ways to find a parcel
Vacant ground near Union Gap may lack an address, so zoom in from Interstate 82 and click the outline. If the land is near Moxee, searching by parcel number never misses, and it carries over to every office in the county.
The paper trail behind a parcel
Before you sign anything, request the recorded deed from the County Auditor; the parcel map near Union Gap only summarizes it. On ground around Tieton, have ready the document number from the tax record so staff can find the deed fast.
Layers worth turning on
Toggling imagery near Moxee shows roofs, driveways and tree lines next to the parcel edges.
What the record panel tells you
Recent sales on nearby lots around Tieton are a useful starting point; they're not an appraisal.
Taking the map into the field
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Tieton, so load it before you lose signal. A screenshot of the parcel near Tieton with its ID keeps working without signal.
Limits of the parcel data
Parcel lines are drawn for taxes, not surveyed, so a fence near Moxee can sit some distance off the line on screen. In and around Moxee, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Browser tips
If the viewer stalls on a phone near Moxee, try a desktop browser or clear the cache; the Platbookmapper county page tracks the current link.
Legal descriptions in Washington
Washington follows the Public Land Survey System, so deeds around Tieton reference sections and townships. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though real sections near Wapato vary in size. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Naches before you request a deed or survey.
When a parcel crosses a boundary
Yakima County borders Benton County, Grant County, King County, Kittitas County, and Klickitat County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. A tract near the line by Wapato can show up in two county records, so open the neighboring map as well. Out toward Tieton, our state page links each bordering county map across Washington.
Which office to call
Recorded documents for a parcel near Union Gap come from the County Auditor, sometimes only in person. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Wapato are for the local planning and health departments, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Yakima: common questions
Are parcel lines on the map exact around Selah?
Usually, the map near Selah isn't a survey.
Can I look up a property owner on the map near Tieton?
Short answer: click the lot near Wapato to see the owner, or search by address instead.
Does the map show city limits for Yakima?
Aerials near Wapato are usually available as a basemap.
Is there a separate city GIS for Yakima?
Short answer: check the Yakima website or ask city hall; the county viewer remains the main parcel source.
Is the parcel map a survey for land near Naches?
No; boundary questions near Union Gap need a licensed surveyor, so a fence may sit off the line
Open the official Yakima County, WA parcel map See it in the Platbookmapper directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.