Broughton is a ghost town in Clay County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located a few miles southeast of Clay Center.

Broughton, Kansas
Ghost town
KDOT map of Clay County (legend)
Broughton Show map of Kansas Broughton Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 39°19′17″N 97°3′12″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Clay
Founded	1869
Elevation [1]	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