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History · Youngsville

Youngsville’s post office opened in 1913, and 96% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1953 on.

1913first post office
0on the National Register
96%homes built before 1940
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How Youngsville began

When was Youngsville founded?

1913

The Youngsville post office opened in 1913, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 44113 years
Founding year: the first Youngsville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Youngsville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Youngsville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Youngsville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Youngsville is a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 44 as of the 2020 census. Youngsville has a post office with ZIP code 87064. New Mexico State Road 96 passes through the community.

Its first post office opened in 1913. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 56 to 44 (-21%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Youngsville on the map, 1953 to 2002

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Youngsville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Youngsville on the 1953 USGS mapYoungsville on the 1979 USGS mapYoungsville on the 2002 USGS map1953Youngsville sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Youngsville.

Famous people

Famous people close to Youngsville

Nobody well known was born in Youngsville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Michelle Lujan GrishamGovernor of New Mexico since 2019 · b. 1959
Stephen WaltAmerican political scientist · b. 1955
Alexandr WangFounder CEO at Scale AI · b. 1997
Scott TiptonAmerican politician · b. 1956
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Carol CadyAmerican athlete · b. 1962
Alex KirkAmerican basketball player · b. 1991
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Youngsville’s post office has been open since 1913.

Gone or out of use
Youngsville Post Officepost office

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Youngsville’s history

What year was Youngsville founded?

The Youngsville post office opened in 1913, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.