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Welcome to Young Place ...

Young Place is located in San Juan County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Young Place: Young Pl. (or less commonly used: Young Plc.)

Young Place is 6,330 feet [1,929 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Young Place is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Young Place lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Young Place: 505

Communities Also Named Young Place ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Young Place: This one is located in San Juan County and the other is located in Santa Fe County.

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

Communities near Young Place ...

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

  • Bayfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bayfield is located in La Plata County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayfield <3>
  • Ignacio
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ignacio is located in La Plata County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ignacio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ignacio <3>
  • La Boca
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • La Boca is located in La Plata County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Boca
  • Arboles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Navajo Dam
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gem Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gem Village is located in La Plata County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Village
  • Navajo City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Navajo City is located in Rio Arriba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo City
  • Chimney Rock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Gato
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Gato is located in Archuleta County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gato
  • Florida
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Florida is located in La Plata County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida

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 Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Young Place.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Young Place. 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 Place.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Young Place ...

Looking for more information about Young Place? 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 Place, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Young Place.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Young Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.