Welcome to Vaught ...

Vaught is located in Horry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vaught, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Vaught is near sea level<3>.

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

Vaught lies within the (843) area code.

Communities near Vaught ...

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

• Myrtle Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Beach
  • Myrtle Beach is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myrtle Beach <4>
• Conway
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• North Myrtle Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Myrtle Beach
  • North Myrtle Beach is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Myrtle Beach <4>
• Carolina Shores
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
  • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
• Surfside Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside Beach
  • Surfside Beach is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surfside Beach <4>
• Sunset Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
  • Sunset Beach is located in Brunswick County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Beach <4>
• Loris
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
  • Loris is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <4>
• Calabash
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabash
  • Calabash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calabash <4>
• Atlantic Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
  • Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
• Cherry Grove Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Beach
  • Cherry Grove Beach is located in Horry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Grove Beach <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 Vaught. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vaught.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vaught. 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 Vaught.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vaught ...

Looking for more information about Vaught? 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 Vaught, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Vaught.

Adding Vaught to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vaught in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Vaught was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Vaught post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vaught.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Horry County: www.horrycounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/