Youngberg, Arizona

Youngberg is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.

[2] Originally called Goldfield due to the nearby gold mines, The Goldfield Post Office was established on October 7, 1893, with James L Patterson as its first Postmaster.

[4] He died from apparent apoplexy on November 26, 1926, at his vacation home near the Derby Mine.

[5] He was cremated and his remains interred at Phoenix's Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery.

[3][6] The town depopulated, before a new small community developed, and became known under its current name, which was in honor of Young, who was the Secretary for the Arizona Territory from 1909 to 1910.

Goldfield Ghost Town mine entrance
Mine adjacent to Goldfield Ghost Town