BlockVaughan, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Hillsboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76645. It stands on Rocky Branch. The Survey maps it on the Peoria quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1892 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1920 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Waco quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
132 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Vaughan between 2006 and 2020, burning about 900 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 24 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 691 FM 1947 |
| 21 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 432 HCR 2317 |
| 17 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 16 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HCR 3102 HAY BALE FIRE |
| 15 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 36 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR2126 FIRE |
| 7 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MM 359 18WHEELER FIRE |
| 5 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 310 AQUILLA DAM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vaughan in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Vaughan | $30,000 | Cars stalled on FM 1713 and CR 1212 north of Whitney. Water was reported over Highway 22 in Peoria. Water was also reported over several other county and farm roads. Flood waters washed away road base in some cases. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Vaughan | $5,000 | A public report indicated hen-egg sized hail approximately 4 miles north-northwest of the city of Aquila, TX. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vaughan | - | A 62 mph wind gust was was reported at the Mesonet station TWB58 at the Aquilla Water Supply District. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Vaughan | - | Nickel-size hail was reported in Peoria. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vaughan | - | A 60 MPH wind gust was reported in Peoria. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379209. 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.
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.