Country United States County Ellis Time zone CST (UTC-6) Elevation 610 m | State Kansas ZIP code 67601 | |
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Weather 18°C, Wind N at 18 km/h, 53% Humidity | ||
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Toulon is an unincorporated community in Big Creek Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States.
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- Union pacific sd70ace 8730 and sd70m 4469 lead a grain train at toulon kansas
- History
- Geography
- Transportation
- References
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 located at 38°51′06″N 99°14′29″W (38.8516785, -99.2414894) at an elevation of 2,001 feet (610 m). It 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.