Toulon, Kansas | |
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| Coordinates: 38°51′06″N99°14′29″W / 38.85167°N 99.24139°W [1] | |
| 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 [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]
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]
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]
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]
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