Young, Arizona

Young is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States.

From the Phoenix area, Young is about 150 miles (240 km) away and typically takes 2.5 to 3 hours by vehicle.

[4] The community is set in the Pleasant Valley, drained to the southeast by Cherry Creek, a tributary of the Salt River.

In September 1887, Sheriff Mulvernon of Prescott led a posse that pursued and killed John Graham and Charles Blevins during a shootout at "Perkins Store".

In October 2008, a cellular communications tower was erected on Turner Hill (located in north Young).

In 2008, a major fiber optics installation was performed throughout the town, providing high speed internet (DSL).

There is a vineyard, two full-service restaurants, one gas station, two convenience stores, an auto parts store, an auto mechanic, a motel, numerous cabins and cottages for rent, a thrift shop, a public library, a refuse service, and a weekly medical clinic.

Young also has a resident deputy and a volunteer fire department, and community center.