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  1. History

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  3. Transportation

  4. References

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}}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 {{coord|38|51|06|N|99|14|29|W|type:city}} (38.8516785, -99.2414894) at an elevation of {{convert|2001|ft|m}}.[1] It is {{convert|1.8|mi|km}} south of Interstate 70 and {{convert|2|mi|km}} east of Hays city limits.[5]

Toulon lies {{convert|4|mi|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. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2015-07-13|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}
2. ^{{cite web | title = General Highway Map - Ellis County, Kansas | publisher = Kansas Department of Transportation | year = 1978 | url = https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/HistoricCountyTWP/ellisCoTWP.PDF | accessdate = 2015-07-16}}
3. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=5075 | title=Profile for Toulon, Kansas | publisher=ePodunk | accessdate=9 June 2014}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:EL |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=9 June 2014 |deadurl=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009131744/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:EL |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }}
5. ^{{cite web | title = General Highway Map - Ellis County, Kansas | publisher = Kansas Department of Transportation | year = 2010 | url = https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-dgn/ellis.jpg | accessdate = 2015-07-16}}
6. ^{{cite web | title = 2003-2004 Official Transportation Map | publisher = Kansas Department of Transportation | year = 2003 | url = https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/2003-04Mapside.pdf | accessdate = 2015-07-16}}
7. ^{{cite web | title = Official 1960-61 Kansas Highway Map | publisher = Kansas Department of Transportation | url = https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/1960Mapside.pdf| accessdate = 2015-07-16}}
8. ^{{cite web | title = Toulon, KS | publisher = Google Maps | url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/Toulon,+Big+Creek,+KS+67671/@38.8584956,-99.2478409,14z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87a17c363ed2c583:0x47f995f3f3aca6f3 | accessdate = 2015-07-16}}
9. ^{{cite web | title = UPRR Common Line Names | publisher = Union Pacific Railroad | url = http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/maps/attachments/upcomnam.pdf | accessdate = 2015-07-16}}
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