Welcome to Vaughan ...
Vaughan is located Vaughan is located in Hill County<1>. The location of Vaughan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> 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.<3>. Time Zone: Vaughan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Vaughan is located in the (254) area code. 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. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vaughan. 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. 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. 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 for Vaughan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Vaughan in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vaughan.
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vaughan ...
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From that list, the Vaughan post office opened in 1885.Off-the-Road Links ...
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vaughan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/