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Welcome to Vaughan ...

Vaughan is located

Vaughan is located in Hill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vaughan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Vaughan is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Vaughan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Vaughan: 254

Communities Also Named Vaughan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Vaughan - they are located in Indiana, Mississippi (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Vaughan ...

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

  • Hillsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • West
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • West is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <3>
  • Whitney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Itasca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Northcrest
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Northcrest is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
  • Gholson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Gholson is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Milford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Abbott
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Leroy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Malone
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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 Vaughan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vaughan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vaughan ...

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

Adding Vaughan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vaughan 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 (so far) for Vaughan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Vaughan post office opened in 1885. The Vaughan post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vaughan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vaughan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/