| Toulon, Kansas | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Image Map1: | Map of Ellis Co, Ks, USA.png |
| Map Caption1: | KDOT map of Ellis County (legend) |
| Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Toulon |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 38.8517°N -99.2414°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ellis |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Big Creek |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Platted |
| Named For: | Toulon, France |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation Ft: | 2001 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 67601 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 785 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 20-71100 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 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.[1]
Toulon was likely named, directly or indirectly, for the city of Toulon, in France.[2]
A post office in Toulon opened in 1889, closed temporarily in 1891, reopened in 1898, and closed permanently in 1901.[3]
Toulon is 1.8miles south of Interstate 70 and 2miles east of Hays city limits.[4]
Toulon lies 4miles north of Big Creek in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.[4] [5]
The old alignment of U.S. Route 40, now a paved county road, runs southeast–northwest through Toulon.[6] Another paved county road, Toulon Avenue, runs north–south through the community, connecting to an interchange with Interstate 70 to the north.[7]
The Kansas Pacific (KP) line of the Union Pacific Railroad runs southeast–northwest through Toulon, parallel to the old alignment of U.S. 40.[1] [8]
