Toulon, Kansas

Toulon, Kansas
Unincorporated community

KDOT map of Ellis County (legend)
Toulon

Location within the state of Kansas

Coordinates: 38°51′06″N 99°14′29″W / 38.85167°N 99.24139°W / 38.85167; -99.24139Coordinates: 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
Elevation 2,001 ft (610 m)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 67601
Area code 785
GNIS feature ID 484728[1]

Toulon is an unincorporated community in Big Creek Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States.[2]

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 / 38.85167°N 99.24139°W / 38.85167; -99.24139 (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

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  2. 1 2 "General Highway Map - Ellis County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 1978. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  3. ↑ "Profile for Toulon, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  5. 1 2 "General Highway Map - Ellis County, Kansas". Kansas Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  6. ↑ "2003-2004 Official Transportation Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  7. ↑ "Official 1960-61 Kansas Highway Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  8. ↑ "Toulon, KS". Google Maps. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  9. ↑ "UPRR Common Line Names" (PDF). Union Pacific Railroad. Retrieved 2015-07-16.


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