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Vaughn, Arkansas

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1979. It stands in Township 5. It lies in ZIP code area 72713. The Survey maps it on the Centerton quadrangle.

Vaughn within Benton County

On record in Vaughn

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

23 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Vaughn between 2002 and 2019, burning about 1,265 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Arson/incendiarism7
Debris and open burning3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Smoking1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2011Arson/incendiarism875 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionBUTLER CREEK
9 August 2012Natural3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
12 August 2012Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
25 July 2012Smoking23 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 March 2010Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 March 2010Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Benton County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Vaughn: 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Benton County

Storms near this place

7 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vaughn in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2024Tornado (EF2)Vaughn$200,000This tornado developed over Paw Paw Hollow, south of Byers Road. It moved northeast, turned to the north-northeast, and then finally to the north and dissipated north of Bethlehem Road. It severely damaged a home, damaged about eight other homes, destroyed outbuildings, and snapped or uprooted numerous trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 115 to 125 mph.
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Vaughn$100,000This tornado developed west of N Tycoon Road and moved northeast across Bush Road, and W Centerton Road. It damaged the roofs of homes and businesses, and uprooted trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindVaughn$20,000Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted large trees and blew the roofs off of a barn and outbuilding.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindVaughn-The ASOS at the Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) measured thunderstorm wind gusts up to 60 mph.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindVaughn-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree at Highway 102 and Pleasant Valley Road.
February 2023HailVaughn-no account filed
May 2008HailVaughn-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Benton County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Mason Valley2.2 miles17
Parn (historical)2.8 miles17
Osage Mills3.0 miles17
Centerton3.2 miles17
Eagle Corner3.5 miles17
Castleville (historical)4.0 miles17
Seba4.0 miles17
Healing Springs4.4 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58798. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.