Welcome to Young ...

Young is located in Pearl River County<1>.

The location of Young has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Young is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Young: (601) & (769)<4>

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
  • Wiggins is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiggins <5>
• Poplarville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
  • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <5>
• Purvis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
  • Purvis is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <5>
• Lumberton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
  • Lumberton is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <5>
• Carnes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
  • Carnes is located in Forrest County
• Wells Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
  • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
• Smith Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
  • Smith Town is located in Stone County
• McLaurin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
• Juniper Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
  • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
• Pinebur
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
  • Pinebur is located in Marion County

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 for Young was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Young.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Young. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pearl River County: www.pearlrivercounty.net/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/