Broughton, IL
L&N Railroad
Milepost: 394.71
Broughton Depot 1912
Annual Report of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois
Mayberry Township
Hamilton County
St. Louis and Southeastern Milepost: 13
Northeast corner of 1st St. and Dawes St.
Estimated GPS Coordinates: 37.93496598,-88.46025897
History
Rectorville was located in the southwest portion of Mayberry Township. When the railroad arrived, it selected a site about a mile and a quarter north of the settlement. The Broughton depot was built and the Rectorville residents relocated to Broughton. The 1874 railroad schedule had Rectorville at milepost 13. Future listings were assigned the name of Broughton. The railroad retired the depot on 11/13/1959.
Gholson Brother's Broughton Website Rector Page
1876 Map Shows L and N Railroad Path Across Mayberry Township, Illinois
Illinois State Atlas 1876
Broughton 1938 Aerial View
Illinois Historical Aerial Photographs
Broughton Map
Broughton Map 1926
Provided by Gholson Brothers
Broughton Map
Courtesy of Gholson Brothers
Locomotive 153 at Broughton Depot
Photo provided by Edward Oliver and Gholson Brothers
Passenger Car 38 at Broughton
Photo provided by Gholson Brothers
Broughton Depot 1917
Photo provided by Gholson Brothers
Broughton Depot 1937 flood, facing northeast
Photo provided by Gholson Brothers
Broughton Depot 1971
Photo provided by Edward Oliver
Broughton Depot side view facing east
Photo provided by Gholson Brothers
Broughton Louisville and Nashville Depot
Barry Simich
Broughton Depot 2017
Photo by David Cantrell
Contrary Creek Former L&N Railroad Bridge
David Cantrell
Contrary Creek Former L&N Railroad Bridge
David Cantrell
Broughton, Illinois L and N Depot, Shawneetown Branch, December 2022
David Cantrell
Broughton, Illinois L and N Depot, Shawneetown Branch, Facing McLeansboro, December 2022
David Cantrell