BlockBroughton, Ohio
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45879. It stands on Horse Run. The Survey maps it on the Latty quadrangle. 116 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 719 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1914 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 72 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1914 against another survey:
Population over time
2 figuresBroughton fell from 120 to 116 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 120 | |
| 2020 | 116 | -4 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1914 USGS Paulding quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Paulding quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Latty quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Defiance quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
8,096 words on this townshipHistorical Atlas of Paulding County Ohio, published 1892 names this settlement in its chapter on Jackson Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Albert M. Crosby, who resides on the farm, first saw the light on the 19th of May, 1848, in Union county, Ohio. He was reared and educated in Paulding county and has always followed the pursuit of farming. In 1864, in answer to his country's call, he enlisted in company H, One hundred and thirty-second Ohio volunteer infantry, and was honorably discharged at the end of his term of service. In June, 1869 he married Miss Ellen Holtsberry, whose death occurred in the same year, and on June 19, 1874, he took as his wife Miss Alice, the daughter of Joseph and Susan Betts, of Jackson township, and five children, four of whom are living, were the issue of this marriage. They are named as follows: Eva B., Nora B., Asbury B. (deceased), Ida and Lita. Mr. Crosby, who is a republican in his political belief, has acted as township treasurer for three terms. He is amember in good standing of the Broughton post, 513, G. A. R., Paulding lodge, No. 577, I. O. O. F., and P. of H., Jackson Grange.
Passage source: Historical Atlas of Paulding County Ohio, published 1892.
Dr. F. B. Ladd. - One of the enterprising young physicians of Paulding county is Dr. F. B. Ladd, who is a native of Saco, Me., and was born on the first of October, 1865. He is the son of Samuel and Jane C. (Patterson) Ladd. Dr. Ladd is a descendant of one of the Puritan forefathers whose name was also Ladd, and who came to this country in the famous Mayflower. Our subject was educated in the common schools and became a student of medicine in the University of Iowa, from which institution he graduated in 1888. He came to Ohio in 1883 and finished his studies under the preceptorship of his brother, Dr. L. E. Ladd, of Middle Point, Van Wert county, Ohio, and in 1888 located in Broughton, where he has since resided in the enjoyment of a lucrative patronage. Dr. Ladd is a member of the Paulding county and the Northwestern medical societies, and in politics belongs to the republican party.
Passage source: Historical Atlas of Paulding County Ohio, published 1892.
John Staley, a well-known agriculturist, was born in Allen county, May 28, 1839. Peter and Hannah (Hall) Staley, natives of Virginia, were his parents, and they reared their son on the farm, while his education was acquired in the common schools. His father and mother having died when he was but fourteen years old, he began to earn his living by working in various places on farms. This was continued until December 31, 1861, when he enlisted in company I, Forty-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, for eleven months. At Vicksburg Landing he was wounded in his right wrist by a musket shot. He was placed in the hospitals of Louisville, Ky., and Columbus, and September 11, 1862, he was honorably discharged on account of wounds and disability. He then purchased forty acres of land in Allen county, Ohio, where he lived until March, 1871, when he bought forty acres in Paulding township, where 'he remained for one year, at the end of which time he bought his present farm of eighty acres. He took unto himself a wife in the person of Miss Maria J. Akerman, of Allen county, and their marriage occurred in 1860. They became the parents of ten children, eight of whom are living: Francis M., who married Miss Alice Holtsbery; William H., who died November 11, 1881; Andrew C., Mary E., wife of Michael Keck; Humphrey O., Hannah E., wife of Albert Good; John R., died December 8, 1881; Letitia R., Keziah M. and James W. Mr. Staley, who is a republican in politics, has been a school director. He is a member of the Broughton post, G. A. R., and P. of H., Jackson Grange, of Hedges, and in his business life is a progressive farmer.
Passage source: Historical Atlas of Paulding County Ohio, published 1892.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Jackson Township - it names this place 2 more 2 times.
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 714 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 714 specimens collected within 10 miles of Broughton between 1893 and 1973: 714 Animalia. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Adler, K. K., CLARENCE CLARK, Collector(s): Harold H. Bailey and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Epitheca cynosura (Say, 1840) | 1943 | H. Price | Paulding Township, Baily gravel pit |
 | Gomphus graslinellus Walsh, 1862 | 1943 | H. Price | Klinger Gravel Pit, Jackson Township |
 | Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque, 1817) | 1893 | P. Kirsch | Auglaize River, Oakwood, Ohio |
 | Ericymba buccata Cope, 1865 | 1893 | P. Kirsch | Auglaize River, Oakwood, Ohio |
 | Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818) | 1893 | P. Kirsch | Auglaize River, Oakwood, Ohio |
 | Notropis whipplei (Girard, 1856) | 1893 | P. Kirsch | Auglaize River, Oakwood, Ohio |
 | Tyrannus tyrannus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1909 | Collector(s): Harold H. Bailey | Payne |
 | Porzana carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1910 | Price, H. (Homer) | Paulding, Ohio, USA |
 | Sturnella magna (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1912 | Price, H. (Homer) | Paulding, Ohio, USA |
 | Actitis macularius (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1916 | Price, H. (Homer) | Payne, Crooked Creek bottoms, Paulding, Ohio, USA |
 | Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1916 | Price, H. (Homer) | Payne, Crooked Creek bottoms, Paulding, Ohio, USA |
 | Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot, 1808 | 1916 | Price, H. (Homer) | Payne within corporation, Paulding, Ohio, USA |
All 714 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Broughton: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baughman Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Baughman Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Broughton in 2 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Broughton | $200,000 | Several reports of a funnel cloud were received prior to touchdown. The most extensive tornado damage occurred north of Road 82 along road 151 where several structures were impacted. An unanchored home was slid 18 feet off its foundation into the west side of a barn. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broughton | - | A few trees and limbs were blown down. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hedges | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Latty | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Dague | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Paulding | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Goodwin (historical) | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Follmer (historical) | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Briceton | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Molasses Gap | 5.2 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Broughton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2668846 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1038365. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.