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Toulon, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°51′06″N 99°14′29″W / 38.85167°N 99.24139°W / 38.85167; -99.24139
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Ellis
Township	Big Creek
Named for	Toulon, France
Elevation	2,001 ft (610 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	67601
Area code	785
FIPS code	20-71100
GNIS ID	484728

Toulon is an unincorporated community in Big Creek Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States. It is located east of Hays along old Hiway 40.

History

Toulon was likely named, directly or indirectly, for the city of Toulon, in France.

A post office in Toulon opened in 1889, closed temporarily in 1891, reopened in 1898, and closed permanently in 1901.

Geography

Toulon is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) south of Interstate 70 and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Hays city limits.

Toulon lies 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Big Creek in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.

Transportation

The old alignment of U.S. Route 40, now a paved county road, runs southeast–northwest through Toulon. Another paved county road, Toulon Avenue, runs north–south through the community, connecting to an interchange with Interstate 70 to the north.

The Kansas Pacific (KP) line of the Union Pacific Railroad runs southeast–northwest through Toulon, parallel to the old alignment of U.S. 40.

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Toulon, Kansas
2. ^ "General Highway Map - Ellis County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 1978. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
3. "Profile for Toulon, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
4. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
5. ^ "General Highway Map - Ellis County, Kansas". Kansas Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
6. "2003-2004 Official Transportation Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
7. "Official 1960-61 Kansas Highway Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
8. "Toulon, KS". Google Maps. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
9. "UPRR Common Line Names" (PDF). Union Pacific Railroad. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

Further reading

External links

• Ellis County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

v t e Municipalities and communities of Ellis County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Hays
Cities	Ellis Hays Schoenchen Victoria
CDPs	Catharine Munjor
Unincorporated communities	Antonino Emmeram Pfeifer Toulon Walker Yocemento
Ghost towns	Chetolah Easdale Hog Back Mendota Rome Smoky Hill City Stockrange Turkville
Townships	Big Creek Buckeye Catherine Ellis Freedom Herzog Lookout Victoria Wheatland
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