Abandoned Record
About Vaughn
Vaughn is a town in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 286 at the 2020 census, down from the figure of 446 recorded in 2010.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Vaughn, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Vaughn is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Vaughn
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1954 Fort Sumner sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Fort Sumner sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1978 Vaughn sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Vaughn sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Vaughn
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our New Mexico index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Vaughn": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Vaughn, New Mexico": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q2376326.
- USGS GNIS 918400.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).