Toulon, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Ellis County, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States

Toulon, Kansas

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Coordinates: 38°51′06″N 99°14′29″W﻿ / ﻿38.85167°N 99.24139°W﻿ / 38.85167; -99.24139[1]
Country| United States
State| Kansas
County| Ellis
Township| Big Creek
Named after| Toulon, France
Elevation

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| 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[1]

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]

## History

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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

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Toulon 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

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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

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1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Toulon, Kansas
2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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

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See also: List of books about Ellis County, Kansas

## External links

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* Ellis County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

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