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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Vaughn (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Vaughn. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Vaughn is located in Baldwin County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Baldwin County: Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Escambia (FL).

Below are the counties that are near Vaughn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vaughn:

  • Baldwin County     (The home county of Vaughn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaughn, with the one closest to Vaughn listed first.
    • Stockton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Latham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Tensaw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Bay Minette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Perdido
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Blacksher
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Whitehouse Forks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
    • Phillipsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Little River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bromley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
    • Stapleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Spanish Fort
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Park City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Park City is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaughn, with the one closest to Vaughn listed first.
    • Carlton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Rockville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Rockville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Alma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Gainestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
  • Escambia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaughn, with the one closest to Vaughn listed first.
    • Atmore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Huxford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaughn, with the one closest to Vaughn listed first.
    • Mount Vernon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bucks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Chastang
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Barry Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
    • Movico
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
    • Calvert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Axis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
    • Creola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Creola is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Satsuma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saraland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Chunchula
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
    • Chickasaw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Citronelle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaughn, with the one closest to Vaughn listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Uriah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaughn, with the one closest to Vaughn listed first.
    • Malcolm
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Fairford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • McIntosh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sims Chapel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
    • Hawthorn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
    • Sunflower
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Seaboard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Seaboard is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
    • Prestwick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
    • Deer Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Deer Park is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Carson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Carson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Wagarville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Escambia County (FL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vaughn, see our County-by-County Page for Vaughn.

Cemeteries Near Vaughn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vaughn.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Vaughn - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vaughn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vaughn, with the one closest to Vaughn listed first.

  • Richerson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Richerson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lancaster Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Stockton Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dean Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gentry Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Smiths Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Morningstar Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Roper Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Seymour Bluff Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Little St. Louis Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (197 more) ...
    • Stanmyer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay Minette Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cain Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Vaughn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vaughn.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Vaughn, with the one closest to Vaughn listed first.

  • Stockton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Latham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Latham is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
  • Tensaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
  • Mount Vernon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Chastang
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Chastang is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
  • Carney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Carney is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
  • D'Olive
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • D'Olive is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Olive
  • Bay Minette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Creola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Creola is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Perdido
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Blacksher
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fairford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • Little River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • McIntosh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vaughn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vaughn.

Newspapers Published in Vaughn ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vaughn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vaughn, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vaughn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Vaughn:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Vaughn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vaughn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.