Broughton, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Evansville (IN). It is located about 50 miles [80 km] to the east of Broughton and has a population of 121,582 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Henderson (KY). It is located about 48 miles [77 km] to the east of Broughton and has a population of 27,373 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Benton	W	25 mi [40.23 km]	6,957	1.12% increase
	Carbondale	W	44 mi [70.8 km]	26,231	26.84% increase
	Carmi	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	5,203	4.04% decrease
	Carterville	W	35 mi [56.3 km]	5,441	17.87% increase
	Du Quoin	W	42 mi [67.6 km]	6,326	1.89% decrease
	Fairfield	N	31 mi [49.89 km]	5,165	4.72% decrease
	Flora	N	50 mi [80.5 km]	4,772	6.17% decrease
	Harrisburg	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	9,582	2.82% decrease
	Herrin	W	32 mi [51.5 km]	12,337	9.2% increase
	Marion	SW	29 mi [46.67 km]	17,388	8.44% increase
	Mount Carmel	NE	50 mi [80.5 km]	7,404	7.24% decrease
	Mount Vernon	NW	35 mi [56.3 km]	16,298	0.18% increase
	Murphysboro	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	8,184	38.44% decrease
	West Frankfort	W	25 mi [40.23 km]	8,190	---
	Mount Vernon (IN)	E	30 mi [48.28 km]	6,980	6.66% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Diamond City	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Eldorado	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	4,392	3.13% decrease
	Enfield	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	601	3.84% decrease
	Equality	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	668	7.35% decrease
	Galatia	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	983	2.96% decrease
	Gaskins City	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Hartford	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	McLeansboro	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	2,780	5.6% decrease
	Muddy	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	73	6.41% decrease
	Norris City	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,015	3.97% decrease
	Omaha	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	244	7.22% decrease
	Raleigh	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	319	3.33% decrease
	Ridgway	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	860	7.33% decrease
	Saline City	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Texas City	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---

Hamilton County

Broughton is located in Hamilton County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hamilton: Franklin, Gallatin, Jefferson, Saline, Wayne, White and Williamson.

While not sharing a border with Hamilton, the following counties are close to Broughton: Perry, Pope and Posey (IN).

Below are counties that are near Broughton (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Broughton:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Broughton
	Edwards County	NE	Ellery	33 miles [53 km]
	Franklin County	W	Ferber	15 miles [24 km]
	Gallatin County	E	Omaha	9 miles [14 km]
	Hardin County	S	Karbers Ridge	25 miles [40 km]
	Jackson County	W	Reeds Station	39 miles [62 km]
	Jefferson County	NW	Belle Rive	25 miles [40 km]
	Johnson County	SW	New Burnside	29 miles [46 km]
	Perry County	SW	Corinth	18 miles [28 km]
	Pope County	S	Herod	24 miles [38 km]
	Saline County	S	Francis	2 miles [3 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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