Broughton, Kansas
Broughton is a ghost town in Clay County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located a few miles southeast of Clay Center.
Broughton, Kansas | |
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 KDOT map of Clay County (legend) | |
  Broughton  Broughton | |
| Coordinates: 39°19′17″N 97°3′12″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Clay |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Elevation | 1,184 ft (361 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-08625 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 476188 [1] |
History
Broughton was founded in 1869. It was razed in 1966 during the construction of Milford Lake. The communities of Alida and Broughton were razed, while the cities of Wakefield and Milford were moved to higher ground.
References
Further reading
- Broughton Kansas: Portrait of a Lost Town 1869-1966; M.J. Morgan; Chapman Center for Rural Studies at KSU; 2010; ISBN 978-0979778841.
External links
- A short film about Broughton, Kansas, a Lost Town, YouTube
- The Vanished Community of Broughton, Kansas, KSU
- Photos of Broughton, Lost Kansas Communities
- 1907 photo of Broughton, WSU Library
- Clay County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Kansas, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Map of Kansas highlighting Clay County | |
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
| Townships | ||
| Footnotes | †This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |
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