Welcome to Vaughn ...

Vaughn is located in Cascade County<1> (at the time of its founding, Vaughn was located in Chouteau County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vaughn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Vaughn is 3,360 feet [1,024 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Vaughn is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Vaughn lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Vaughn is within the boundaries of the (406) area code.

The ZIP code for Vaughn: 59487<3>

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, Georgia, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Mississippi (2), 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.

• Great Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Great Falls is located in Cascade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,353 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <4>
• Manchester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Cascade County
• Sun River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River
  • Sun River is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun River <4>
• Ulm
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulm have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
  • Ulm is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulm <4>
• Countryside Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
  • Countryside Village is located in Cascade County
• Black Eagle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Eagle
  • Black Eagle is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Eagle <4>
• Fort Shaw
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shaw
  • Fort Shaw is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Shaw <4>
• Power
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
  • Power is located in Teton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Power <4>
• Greenfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Teton County
• Simms
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
  • Simms is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simms <4>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Vaughn, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Vaughn in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Vaughn post office opened in 1911.

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 Cascade County: www.co.cascade.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/