Abandoned Record
About Broughton
Broughton is a ghost town in Clay County, Kansas, United States. It is located a few miles southeast of Clay Center.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Broughton, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Broughton is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Broughton
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1891 Clay Center sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Manhattan sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Manhattan sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Manhattan sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Clay Center SE sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Clay Center sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Broughton
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kansas index.
- Bala5.6 mi E · Riley
- Alida16.7 mi S · Geary
- Pawnee22.6 mi SE · Geary
- Clyde26.3 mi NW · Cloud
- Strawberry29.1 mi N · Washington
- Irving32.7 mi NE · Marshall
- Hollis34.2 mi NW · Cloud
- Saint George35.1 mi E · Pottawatomie
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Broughton, Kansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q55606022.
- USGS GNIS 476188.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).