Vaughan is situated at the confluence of Fryer's Creek and the Loddon River which has the Lawson spring, a drinkable mineral water spring.[citation needed] The spring location is sometimes referred to as Vaughan Spring[2] or Vaughan Springs.[3] Vaughan Springs was previously the location of a large gold rush township called The Junction.
The population of Vaughan at the 2016 Census was 64.[1]
Vaughan Post Office first opened on 15 March 1859 and closed in 1922. It opened again in 1947 and closed in 1968.[4] The nearest post office is now at Guildford.
The nearest business is the Guildford general store, and the Guildford Hotel.
The book “A History of Vaughan” is a comprehensive history of The Junction/Vaughan from first European settlement through until the mid twentieth century. Co-authored by Ken James, John Kehrer and Jeannie Lister it was published in a single, limited print run in November 2024.
