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Broughton

Ghost town · Clay County, Kansas

Clay Center SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Clay Center SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Broughton is a ghost town in Clay County, Kansas. It is one of 2 former communities in Clay County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 59 Kansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Broughton as a historical populated place on the Clay Center SE topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.3214° N, 97.0533° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleClay Center SE
Elevation1,182 ft
Nearest living townClay Center, KS
Distance to it5.7 miles
GNIS feature ID476188
Coordinates39.32139, -97.05335

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What's there now

Broughton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clay Center, KS (population 4,148), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,182 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Broughton?

Broughton is in Clay County, Kansas, at 39.3214, -97.0533.

How many ghost towns are in Clay County?

Clay County, Kansas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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