About Broughton, Illinois

Broughton is a village in Hamilton County, Illinois, where the 2020 census recorded 185 residents. The community was known as Saint Philippe du Grand Marais in the 1720s and Rectorville in the early 19th century. Illinois Route 142 links Broughton with McLeansboro to the north-northwest and Eldorado to the south.

  • French BeginningsFrench coureurs de bois founded the settlement in the 1720s as Saint Philippe du Grand Marais, also called St. Philippe.
  • Rectorville EraIn the early 19th century, the community was called Rectorville after nearby Rector Creek, named for federal land surveyor John Rector.
  • High School YearsBroughton had a high school from about 1918 until 1947, possibly offering a four-year program during part of that period.
  • 1968 EarthquakeBroughton was the closest village to the epicenter of the 1968 Illinois earthquake, which was felt in large cities including St. Louis and Chicago.
  • Village AreaCensus gazetteer files list Broughton's total area as 1.89 square miles, of which 99.79 percent is land.

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Names on the Broughton map

Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.

Streets and roads18

  • South Beacon Avenue
  • West Main Street
  • County Highway 11
  • South Fifth Street
  • West Appel Street
  • East Broughton Street
  • West Gholson Street
  • North Delap Street
  • West Dawes Street
  • South Second Street
  • South Third Street
  • South Fourth Street
  • North First Street
  • West Washington Street
  • South Park Street
  • West Essary
  • West Ristur Street
  • Third Street

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The art of mapping a place

How This Map Was Made

Real places. Remarkable detail. Discover the layers that turn geographic data into a map of home.

  1. Aerial imagery of Mendon, Massachusetts, from the USDA NAIP program

    The view from above

    Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.

  2. USGS elevation data rendered as shaded relief of Mendon, Massachusetts

    The shape of the land

    Elevation data brings hills, valleys, and subtle changes in the landscape into view.

  3. Closeup of roads, waterways, and buildings on the Mendon, Massachusetts map

    The details of home

    Roads, waterways, and building footprints come together to make the map feel unmistakably local.

  4. Finished Mendon, Massachusetts map shown in a black frame

    Geography becomes art

    Considered color, shading, and typography bring the layers together in a map made for your wall.

Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.

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