Welcome to Vaughn ...

Vaughn is located in Spalding County<1>.

The location of Vaughn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vaughn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Vaughn is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Vaughn lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Vaughn (for example, toward Roanoke (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Vaughn: (470)<4>, (678) and (770)

Communities Also Named Vaughn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Vaughn - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Mississippi (2), Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia (2) and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vaughn.

Communities near Vaughn ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vaughn.

• Peachtree City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree City
  • Peachtree City is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree City <5>
• McDonough
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
  • McDonough is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonough <5>
• Griffin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Griffin is located in Spalding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griffin <5>
• Foreston Place
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreston Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
  • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
• Fayetteville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Fayette Villa Estates
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette Villa Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
  • Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
• Riverdale Acres
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
  • Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
• Locust Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Locust Grove is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <5>
• Hampton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• Hamptons Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamptons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
  • Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Vaughn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vaughn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vaughn. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vaughn.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vaughn. See our Newspapers Page for Vaughn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vaughn ...

Looking for more information about Vaughn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Vaughn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vaughn.

Adding Vaughn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vaughn in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Vaughn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Vaughn post office opened in 1894.

We also found Vaughn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vaughn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vaughn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Spalding County: www.spaldingcounty.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/