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Welcome to Young ...

Young is located in Pearl River County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Young, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Young is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Young lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Young: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Young ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Young - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana (3), Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Saskatchewan, Tennessee (2), Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Young.

Communities near Young ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Young.

  • Wiggins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplarville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Purvis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lumberton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Carnes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Carnes is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
  • Wells Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
  • Hillsdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Brooklyn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Smith Town
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Smith Town is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
  • McLaurin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Young. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Young.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Young. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Young.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Young. See our Newspapers Page for Young.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Young ...

Looking for more information about Young? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Young, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Young.

Adding Young to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Young in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Young was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Young.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pearl River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Young - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Young area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Young area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.