Toulon is an unincorporated community in Big Creek Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located east of Hays along old Hiway 40.[2]

Toulon, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°51′06″N 99°14′29″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Ellis
Township	Big Creek
Named for	Toulon, France
Elevation [1]	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 [1]
GNIS ID	484728 [1]

History

Toulon was likely named, directly or indirectly, for the city of Toulon, in France.[3]

A post office in Toulon opened in 1889, closed temporarily in 1891, reopened in 1898, and closed permanently in 1901.[4]

Geography

Toulon is located at 38°51′06″N 99°14′29″W (38.8516785, -99.2414894) at an elevation of 2,001 feet (610 m).[1] It is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) south of Interstate 70 and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Hays city limits.[5]

Toulon lies 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Big Creek in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.[5][6]

Transportation

The old alignment of U.S. Route 40, now a paved county road, runs southeast–northwest through Toulon.[7] Another paved county road, Toulon Avenue, runs north–south through the community, connecting to an interchange with Interstate 70 to the north.[8]

The Kansas Pacific (KP) line of the Union Pacific Railroad runs southeast–northwest through Toulon, parallel to the old alignment of U.S. 40.[2][9]

References

Further reading

External links

• Ellis County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT