John Young (March 8, 1764 – 1825) was an American surveyor and pioneer.

He is best known as the founder of Youngstown, Ohio, a village that eventually became one of the nation's largest steel producers.

[1] John Young was born in Peterborough, New Hampshire and moved to Whitestown, New York, where he married Mary Stone White, the daughter of Whitestown's founder, Hugh White.

[2] On February 9, 1797, he purchased the entire township of 15,560 acres (63 km²) from the Western Reserve Land Company for $16,085 [3] through a land contact, though the official conveyance was not completed until April 9, 1800, as Young and the Western Reserve Land Company were still negotiating.

[1] The Youngs had their son George during their time in Ohio, but they eventually returned to Whitestown due to Mary's health in 1803.