Welcome to Broughton ...

The village of Broughton is located in Paulding County<1>.

The location of Broughton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Broughton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Broughton has a population of 116 people<3> (see below for details).

Broughton is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Broughton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Broughton: (419) and (567)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Broughton had an population of 116 people. This is a decrease of 3.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 30.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Broughton had a population of 120 people. This makes Broughton the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 120 people, the population of Broughton decreased 27.71% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 166 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Broughton.

Communities Also Named Broughton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Broughton - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Nova Scotia and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Broughton.

Communities near Broughton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Broughton.

• Defiance
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <6>
• Van Wert
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Wert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
  • Van Wert is located in Van Wert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wert <6>
• Delphos
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
  • Delphos is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delphos <6>
• Paulding
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
  • Paulding is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <6>
• Hicksville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
  • Hicksville is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hicksville <6>
• Antwerp
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <6>
• Woodburn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
  • Woodburn is located in Allen County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <6>
• Kalida
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalida
  • Kalida is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalida <6>
• Monroeville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allen County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <6>
• Payne
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
  • Payne is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Broughton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Broughton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Broughton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broughton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Broughton. See our Newspapers Page for Broughton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broughton ...

Looking for more information about Broughton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Broughton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Broughton.

Adding Broughton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Broughton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Broughton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Broughton post office opened in 1882.

We also found Broughton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Broughton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Broughton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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