Welcome to Vaughn ...
The town of Vaughn is located in southeast New Mexico.
Vaughn is located in Guadalupe County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Vaughn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Vaughn has a population of 396 people<2> (see below for details).
The community of Vaughn is 5,960 feet [1,817 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Vaughn is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Vaughn lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Vaughn is located in the (575) area code.
The ZIP code for Vaughn: 88353<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Vaughn had an population of 396 people. This is a decrease of 11.21% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 26.53% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Vaughn had a population of 446 people (which is 9.52% of the total population of Guadalupe County). This makes Vaughn the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Vaughn represents 0.02% of the total population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 77th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 446 people, the population of Vaughn decreased 17.25% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 539 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Vaughn.
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), Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia (2) and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Vaughn.
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.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vaughn. Our list includes 4 papers. 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Vaughn post office opened in 1907.
We also found Vaughn on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1920).
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 State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Guadalupe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Vaughn. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vaughn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Vaughn). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Vaughn or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |