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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 Parishes/Counties ...

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

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

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/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 Morehouse Parish.

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

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Morehouse Parish: Ashley (AR), Chicot (AR), Union (AR), Ouachita, Richland, Union & West Carroll.

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

  • Morehouse Parish     (The home parish of Vaughn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaughn, with the one closest to Vaughn listed first.
    • Brodnax ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
    • Bastrop
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mer Rouge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonita
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jones
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Collinston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Windsor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Oak Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ouachita Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaughn, with the one closest to Vaughn listed first.
    • Sterlington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Fairbanks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Northpark Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
    • Swartz
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Leisure Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Spanish City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
  • Union Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaughn, with the one closest to Vaughn listed first.
    • Haile
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Haile is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
    • Ouachita City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
    • Marion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Oakland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Oakland is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Truxno
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Truxno is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
    • Farmerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilhite
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilhite is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
  • West Carroll Parish
    • Fiske
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
  • Ashley County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaughn, with the one closest to Vaughn listed first.
    • Meridian
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Meridian is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Elon ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Crossett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • West Crossett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • West Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
    • North Crossett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • North Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
    • Hamburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamburg is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <1>
    • Wilmot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Wilmot is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
    • Parkdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountain Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Bradley County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaughn, with the one closest to Vaughn listed first.
    • Blanchton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Blanchton is located in Bradley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
    • Sturgis ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Sturgis is located in Bradley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
    • Johnsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Johnsville is located in Bradley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Long View Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
  • Union County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaughn, with the one closest to Vaughn listed first.
    • Felsenthal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Felsenthal is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Huttig
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Huttig is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Bolding
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Bolding is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
    • Lapile
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
    • Strong
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Strong is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong <1>

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

  • Stevenson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Boyd - Hedge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Neamon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Causey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Reppond Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Roadside Burial Site
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Macedonian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bell Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Morehouse Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dean Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...
    • Bastrop City Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cooper Lake 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.<4>

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.

  • Causey ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Causey is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
  • Elon ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
  • Brodnax ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
  • Bastrop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Mer Rouge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ouachita City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
  • Cleora ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cleora is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
  • Bonita
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • De Siard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • De Siard is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Siard
  • Jones
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Doss ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Doss is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lapile
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
    • Blanchton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Blanchton is located in Bradley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
    • Hamburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamburg is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <1>

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 21 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 21 miles [33.8 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 turn to 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>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vaughn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.