Toulon, Kansas

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
KDOT map of Ellis County (legend)
KDOT map of Ellis County (legend)
Toulon is located in Kansas
Toulon
Toulon
Toulon is located in the United States
Toulon
Toulon
Coordinates: 38°51′06″N 99°14′29″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyEllis
TownshipBig Creek
Named forToulon, France
Elevation
[1]
2,001 ft (610 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67601
Area code785
FIPS code20-71100
GNIS ID484728[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 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
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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
See also: List of books about Ellis County, Kansas


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