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|official_name = Vaughan, Mississippi
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'''Vaughan''' (also '''Vaughans''' or '''Vaughn''') is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Yazoo County, Mississippi]].<ref name=GNIS/> The settlement is {{convert|32|mi|km|abbr=on}} east of [[Yazoo City, Mississippi|Yazoo City]].

==History==
Vaughan was founded in 1830 and named for Henry Vaughan, who had established a plantation nearby.{{Verify source|date=April 2014}}  The town was established on an old [[stagecoach]] line and was for many years the main trading center of Yazoo County, including a large part of [[Madison County, Mississippi|Madison County]] east of the [[Big Black River (Mississippi)|Big Black River]].

=== Casey Jones' railroad accident ===
The famous [[railroad]] accident that killed 37-year-old engineer [[Casey Jones]] happened near Vaughan in the early morning hours of April 30, 1900.<ref>{{cite book|first=Massena|last=Jones|title=The Choo-Choo Stopped at Vaughn: a Vivid and Accurate Account of Casey Jones' Fatal Train Crash at Vaughn, Mississippi|year=1979|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qIdmHQAACAA|publisher=Quail Ridge Press}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On July 24, 1953, a ceremony was held at Vaughan, where more than 3,000 persons gathered to witness the unveiling of a bronze marker at the spot where Casey met his fate. In attendance were Sim Webb, Casey's fireman, and Janie Jones, Casey's widow. Beneath Casey's name, the following legend appeared: "A famous [[ballad]], the [[folklore]] of American railroading, and a postage stamp commemorate the colorful and courageous engineer who was killed in a wreck here in 1900." The marker is now missing; however, its post remains and can be found at the following coordinates: {{coord|32.816590|-90.038428}}. No plans by the State of Mississippi have been made to replace it.<ref>[http://cs.trains.com/trn/b/staff/archive/2012/06/28/desolation-at-vaughan.aspx Trains Magazine - Desolation at Vaughan]</ref>

The [[Casey Jones Railroad Museum State Park]] at Vaughan was designated a State Park on April 27, 1980. The museum began as a project of Massena Jones (no relation) in a building he owned across the road from the present site. The centerpiece of it was the damaged bell that was salvaged from the wreck site. In 2004 the museum closed, and years later, the depot was moved to [[West, Mississippi]].

=== Education ===
Residents are a part of the [[Yazoo County School District]], and are zoned to Linwood Elementary School (in Vaughan), Yazoo County Middle School and [[Yazoo County High School]].

==Notable person==
*[[Laurin Pepper]], professional [[baseball]] player

==References==
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{{Yazoo County, Mississippi}}

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Mississippi]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Yazoo County, Mississippi]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1830]]
[[Category:1830 establishments in Mississippi]]
[[Category:Casey Jones]]