- She was inducted into the 2012 New Jersey Hall of Fame for her contributions to Arts and Entertainment.
- She was a lifelong Democrat and during the Lyndon B. Johnson Administration was a frequent guest singer at The White House.
- Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1982.
- She and Clyde B. Atkins adopted a daughter in 1961, whom they named Deborah Lois (now Paris Vaughan).
- She has a street named after her in Newark, New Jersey.
- Ranked #50 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
- She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording on July 31, 1985, at 1724 Vine St.
- Following her death, she was interred at Glendale Cemetery (Crestwood Section, Lot 2 Grave 3) in Bloomfield, NJ.
- Pictured on a nondenominated USA 'forever' commemorative postage stamp in the Music Icons series, issued 29 March 2016. Price on day of issue was 49¢. The first-day-of-issue ceremony was held in the Sarah Vaughan Concert Hall at Newark Symphony Hall, Newark, New Jersey (Vaughan's hometown).
- Was an honorary member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.
- She was nominated for the 2008 New Jersey Hall of Fame for her services and contributions to Arts and Entertainment.
- Friends with Betty Carter, and Errol Garner.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 854-856. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
- She is referenced in "The Simpsons" episode, "The Sound of Bleeding Gums" (Season 33, Episode 34).
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