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Toulon, Kansas
KDOT map of Ellis County (legend)
Toulon, Kansas is located in Kansas
Toulon, Kansas
Toulon, Kansas
Location in Kansas
Toulon, Kansas is located in the United States
Toulon, Kansas
Toulon, Kansas
Location in the United States
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.

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