Broughton is a ghost town in Clay County, Kansas, United States. It is located a few miles southeast of Clay Center.
History Broughton was founded in 1869. It was razed in 1966 during the construction of Milford Lake, along with Alida, 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; .
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